91/34. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 7027 — Milk as Knowledge in a Dream
To give the remaining of drink to another in a dream
Hadith About Milk as Religious Knowledge in a Dream
Sahih Bukhari : 7027
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7027
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي حَمْزَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ أُتِيتُ بِقَدَحِ لَبَنٍ فَشَرِبْتُ مِنْهُ، حَتَّى إِنِّي لأَرَى الرِّيَّ يَجْرِي، ثُمَّ أَعْطَيْتُ فَضْلَهُ عُمَرَ ". قَالُوا فَمَا أَوَّلْتَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " الْعِلْمُ ".
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "While I was sleeping, I saw a bowl full of milk was brought to me and I drank of it (to my fill) till I noticed its wetness flowing (in my body). Then I gave the remaining of it to `Umar." They asked, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What have you interpreted (about the dream)? He said, "(It is Religious) knowledge." (See Hadith No. 134)
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7027In-book reference : Book 91, Hadith 44USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 87, Hadith 154
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7027
This hadith about milk as religious knowledge shows a clear dream interpretation from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. He saw that a bowl of milk was brought to him. He drank from it until he felt full and even saw its wetness flowing through him. Then he gave what remained to Umar. When the companions asked what he had interpreted it to mean, he said: religious knowledge. The wording is simple and strong. It links milk in this dream to knowledge, and it shows Umar receiving from what remained after the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم drank. The report should be kept to its own meaning: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave the interpretation himself, so there is no need to guess beyond it.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم interpreted the milk in the dream as religious knowledge.
- Umar received the remaining milk in the dream.
- The companions asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم about the meaning.
- The hadith teaches taking dream meanings from clear Prophetic explanation.
