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Sunan Ibn Majah 3921 — Prophetic Dream of Hijrah and Hope
Interpretation Of Dreams
Hadith About Prophetic Dream Interpretation and Hope After Uhud
Sunan Ibn Majah : 3921
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 3921
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا بُرَيْدٌ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " رَأَيْتُ فِي الْمَنَامِ أَنِّي أُهَاجِرُ مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى أَرْضٍ بِهَا نَخْلٌ فَذَهَبَ وَهَلِي إِلَى أَنَّهَا يَمَامَةُ أَوْ هَجَرٌ فَإِذَا هِيَ الْمَدِينَةُ يَثْرِبُ وَرَأَيْتُ فِي رُؤْيَاىَ هَذِهِ أَنِّي هَزَزْتُ سَيْفًا فَانْقَطَعَ صَدْرُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ مَا أُصِيبَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ ثُمَّ هَزَزْتُهُ فَعَادَ أَحْسَنَ مَا كَانَ فَإِذَا هُوَ مَا جَاءَ اللَّهُ بِهِ مِنَ الْفَتْحِ وَاجْتِمَاعِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَرَأَيْتُ فِيهَا أَيْضًا بَقَرًا وَاللَّهُ خَيْرٌ فَإِذَا هُمُ النَّفَرُ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَإِذَا الْخَيْرُ مَا جَاءَ اللَّهُ بِهِ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ بَعْدُ وَثَوَابِ الصِّدْقِ الَّذِي آتَانَا اللَّهُ بِهِ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ " .
Abu Musa Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “In a dream I saw myself emigrating from Makkah to a land in which there were date-palm trees, and I thought that it was Yamamah or Hajar, but it was Al-Madinah, Yathrib. And I saw in this dream of mine that I was wielding a sword then it broke in the middle. That was what befell the believers on the Day of Uhud.Then I wielded it again and it was better than it had been before, and that is what Allah brought about of the Conquest and the regrouping of the believers. And I also saw cows, and by Allah it is good, for they are the group of the believers (who were martyred) on the Day of Uhud, and the goodness is that which Allah brought forth after that, and the reward of the truth which Allah brought us on the Day of Badr.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 3921In-book reference : Book 35, Hadith 29English translation : Vol. 5, Book 35, Hadith 3921
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3921
This hadith about dream interpretation shows how the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) described a dream with clear signs. He saw himself moving from Makkah to a land of date-palm trees. At first he thought it may be Yamamah or Hajar, but it was Al-Madinah, Yathrib. He also saw a sword break in the middle, and he explained it as what happened to the believers on the Day of Uhud. Then the sword became better than before, pointing to the Conquest and the believers coming together again. The dream also included cows, which he linked to the believers who were martyred at Uhud. The message stays close to the text: loss came, but Allah also brought goodness after it, along with the reward of truth connected with Badr.
What we learn from this hadith
- A true dream may carry meanings that Allah makes clear through His Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم).
- The move to Madinah was shown as part of the Prophet’s dream.
- The pain of Uhud is mentioned along with later goodness and unity.
- The text links the reward of truth with what Allah gave on the Day of Badr.
