34/1. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2270 — Three Types of Dreams
What has been Related About 'The Believer's Dreams Are A Portion Among The Forty-Six Portions Of Prophet-hood'
Hadith About the Three Types of Dreams
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2270
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2270
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا اقْتَرَبَ الزَّمَانُ لَمْ تَكَدْ رُؤْيَا الْمُؤْمِنِ تَكْذِبُ وَأَصْدَقُهُمْ رُؤْيَا أَصْدَقُهُمْ حَدِيثًا وَرُؤْيَا الْمُسْلِمِ جُزْءٌ مِنْ سِتَّةٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ جُزْءًا مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ وَالرُّؤْيَا ثَلاَثٌ فَالرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ بُشْرَى مِنَ اللَّهِ وَالرُّؤْيَا مِنْ تَحْزِينِ الشَّيْطَانِ وَالرُّؤْيَا مِمَّا يُحَدِّثُ بِهَا الرَّجُلُ نَفْسَهُ فَإِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمْ مَا يَكْرَهُ فَلْيَقُمْ وَلْيَتْفُلْ وَلاَ يُحَدِّثْ بِهَا النَّاسَ قَالَ وَأُحِبُّ الْقَيْدَ فِي النَّوْمِ وَأَكْرَهُ الْغُلَّ الْقَيْدُ ثَبَاتٌ فِي الدِّينِ " . قَالَ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "When Time Draws Near, The Dreams Of A Believer Will Hardly Ever Fail To Come True, And The Most Truthful Of Them In Dreams Will Be The Truest In Speech Among Them. The Dream Of A Muslim Is A Portion Among The Forty-Six Portions Of Prophet-Hood. And Dreams Are Of Three Types: The Righteous Dream Which Is Good News From Allah, Dreams In Which The Shaithan Frightens Someone, And Dreams About Something That Has Happened To The Man Himself.So When One Of You Sees What He Dislikes, Then He Should Get Up And Spit, And Not Tell Any Of The People- He Said:- And I Like The Fetters In A Dream While I Dislike The Iron Collar." And The Interpretation Of Fetters Is Being Firm In The Religion".
[1] In the narration with Al-Bukhārī (no. 7013) via the route of 'Awf from Muhammad bin Sirin "the most truthful of them" is not present. Then before proceeding it says: "Muhammad said" and he is the one narrating it from Abū Hurairah. After the Hadīth , Al-Bukhārī said (it is not translated in the popular English translation): "Qatādah, Yūnus, Hishām, and Abū Hilāl reported it from Ibn Sirin, from Abū Hurairah from the Prophet ﷺ. Some of them included all of it in the Hadīth , but the Hadīth of 'Awf is clearer. Yūnus said: 'I am not sure if the part about the fetters is from the Prophet ﷺ.'" Ibn Hajar has a lengthy discussion about which of it is from the Prophet ﷺ and which of it is from the narrators, and he endorses the view of Al-Bukhārī in the end.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2270In-book reference : Book 34, Hadith 1English translation : Vol. 4, Book 8, Hadith 2270
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2270
This hadith about dreams explains several important points in one narration. It says that when time draws near, the believer’s dream will hardly fail to come true, and the truest people in dreams are the truest in speech. It also says the dream of a Muslim is a portion of forty-six portions of Prophethood. Then the Prophet (S.A.W) describes three types of dreams: a righteous dream as good news from Allah, a frightening dream from Shaitan, and a dream connected to what a person thinks about himself. If someone sees what he dislikes, he should get up, spit, and not tell people. The hadith also mentions liking fetters as firmness in religion.
What we learn from this hadith
- Truthful speech is connected with truthful dreams.
- Dreams are not all the same; the hadith lists three types.
- A disliked dream should not be spread among people.
- Fetters in a dream are interpreted in the narration as firmness in religion.
