42/0. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2263b — True Dreams and Steadfastness
The Book of Dreams
Believer Dream Hadith: Vision as Part of Prophecy
Sahih Muslim : 2263b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2263b
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَيُعْجِبُنِي الْقَيْدُ وَأَكْرَهُ الْغُلَّ وَالْقَيْدُ ثَبَاتٌ فِي الدِّينِ . وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " رُؤْيَا الْمُؤْمِنِ جُزْءٌ مِنْ سِتَّةٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ جُزْءًا مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
I love to see fetters but I hate necklace (in a dream), for fetters signifies one's steadfastness in religion, and he also reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The vision of a believer is forty-sixth part of Prophecy.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2263bIn-book reference : Book 42, Hadith 10USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 29, Hadith 5622
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2263b
This believer dream hadith keeps the focus on two ideas found in the text. First, Abu Huraira mentions loving to see fetters in a dream and disliking a necklace, because fetters signify steadfastness in religion. Second, he reports the saying of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم that the vision of a believer is a forty-sixth part of Prophecy. The narration does not give a full dream dictionary. It only mentions this specific sign and its meaning in the wording. So the safe lesson is to value religious firmness and to know that the dream of a believer has a special place in the hadith. The explanation should stay within these words and not turn every dream sign into a ruling.
What we learn from this hadith
- The text connects fetters in a dream with steadfastness in religion.
- The vision of a believer is described as a forty-sixth part of Prophecy.
- The hadith does not invite broad guesses about every dream symbol.
- Religious firmness is presented in a positive way through the wording.
