42/0. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2263f — Pious Dream
The Book of Dreams
Pious Dream Hadith: Ruya Saliha and Prophecy
Sahih Muslim : 2263f
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2263f
وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ الْخَلِيلِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " رُؤْيَا الْمُسْلِمِ يَرَاهَا أَوْ تُرَى لَهُ " . وَفِي حَدِيثِ ابْنِ مُسْهِرٍ " الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ جُزْءٌ مِنْ سِتَّةٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ جُزْءًا مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The vision of a Muslim which he sees or which is shown to him, and in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Ibn Mushir (the words are): "The pious dream is the forty-sixth part of Prophecy."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2263fIn-book reference : Book 42, Hadith 16USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 29, Hadith 5628
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2263f
This pious dream hadith uses wording about the vision of a Muslim which he sees or which is shown to him. It also records, through the wording of Ibn Mushir, that the pious dream is the forty-sixth part of Prophecy. The core topic is ruya saliha, a good or pious dream. The text does not tell the reader to interpret every dream or to share every dream. It simply gives a high status to the pious dream. For someone searching for “pious dream in Islam” or “ruya saliha hadith,” this narration is very focused. It teaches respect for the dream that is described as pious, while keeping the wording limited and careful.
What we learn from this hadith
- The text speaks about a Muslim’s vision that he sees or is shown.
- The pious dream is described as the forty-sixth part of Prophecy.
- The narration does not give detailed rules of interpretation.
- The wording keeps the focus on the rank of a pious dream.
