42/0. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2261c — Spitting Left After a Bad Dream
The Book of Dreams
Spit on Left Side After Bad Dream: Sahih Muslim Guidance
Sahih Muslim : 2261c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2261c
وَحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِهِمَا أُعْرَى مِنْهَا . وَزَادَ فِي حَدِيثِ يُونُسَ " فَلْيَبْصُقْ عَلَى يَسَارِهِ حِينَ يَهُبُّ مِنْ نَوْمِهِ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ " .
Zuhri Narrated from:
This hadith has been reported on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters, but it does not contain the words: "I felt disturbed because of that," and there is an addition of these words in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Yunus: "Then spit thrice on the left side when you get up from sleep."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2261cIn-book reference : Book 42, Hadith 3USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 29, Hadith 5615
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2261c
This Hadith about a bad dream follows the same chain through Zuhri and adds a useful detail in one wording. It repeats the guidance that a person who sees a disliked dream should seek refuge with Allah and spit to the left. The added wording says to spit three times on the left side when getting up from sleep. The report also notes a small difference: it does not contain the phrase about feeling disturbed. For the search term spit on left side dream hadith, this narration is important because it connects the action with waking from sleep. The teaching stays simple: when a dream troubles you, do not carry it as a heavy fear; turn to Allah and follow the stated step.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith includes spitting to the left after a disliked dream.
- One wording links this action to waking from sleep.
- The report notes small wording differences in the chain.
- Seeking refuge with Allah remains the main response to the dream’s evil.
