42/2. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2268c — Do Not Share Satan’s Disturbing Dreams
No One Should Speak Of How The Shaitan Toyed With Him In His Sleep
Hadith About Bad Dreams and Satan’s Play in Sleep
Sahih Muslim : 2268c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2268c
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ أَبِي، الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ لأَعْرَابِيٍّ جَاءَهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي حَلَمْتُ أَنَّ رَأْسِي قُطِعَ فَأَنَا أَتَّبِعُهُ فَزَجَرَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَالَ " لاَ تُخْبِرْ بِتَلَعُّبِ الشَّيْطَانِ بِكَ فِي الْمَنَامِ " .
Jabir Narrated from:
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: There came to him (the Holy Prophet) a desert Arab and said: I saw in a dream that I had been beheaded and I had been following it (the severed head). Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) reprimanded him saying: Do not inform about the vain sporting of devil with you during the night.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2268cIn-book reference : Book 42, Hadith 29USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 29, Hadith 5640
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2268c
This Hadith about bad dreams focuses on a man who described a strange and frightening dream. He said that he saw himself beheaded and then following his severed head. Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم did not encourage him to share it. Instead, he reprimanded him and said not to tell others about the vain sporting of the devil with him during the night. The teaching is simple: not every dream should be repeated. Some dreams may only trouble a person, and the Hadith calls this kind of disturbing dream Satan’s play. For people searching “bad dreams in Islam hadith,” this narration gives a calm rule from the text: do not spread such dreams among people.
What we learn from this hadith
- Not every frightening dream should be shared with others.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم described this kind of dream as Satan’s play.
- A believer should avoid giving attention to dreams that only disturb and frighten.
