34/3. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2273 — Glad Tidings and Righteous Dreams
Allah's Saying "For Them Are Glad Tidings In The Life Of The Present World."
Hadith About Glad Tidings in Righteous Dreams
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2273
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2273
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ أَهْلِ مِصْرَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: (لَهُمُ الْبُشْرَى فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ) فَقَالَ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهَا أَحَدٌ غَيْرَكَ إِلاَّ رَجُلٌ وَاحِدٌ مُنْذُ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهَا أَحَدٌ غَيْرَكَ مُنْذُ أُنْزِلَتْ هِيَ الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ يَرَاهَا الْمُسْلِمُ أَوْ تُرَى لَهُ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
Ata ibn Yasar Narrated from:
'Ata' bin Yasar narrated from a man among the inhabitants of Egypt who said: I Asked Abu Ad-Darda About The Saying Of Allah, Most High: 'For Them Are Glad Tidings In The Life Of The Present World' So He Said: 'No One Other Than You Asked Me About It, Except For One Man, Since I Asked The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W), He Said: 'No One Other Than You Has Asked Me About It Since It Was Revealed: This Ayah Refers To The Righteous Dreams Which The Muslim Sees Or Which Are Seen About Him."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2273In-book reference : Book 34, Hadith 4English translation : Vol. 4, Book 8, Hadith 2273
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2273
This hadith about righteous dreams explains the phrase glad tidings in the life of this world. A man from Egypt asked Abu Ad-Darda about the verse, and Abu Ad-Darda said that only one person had asked him before since he asked the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W). The Prophet (S.A.W) explained that it refers to the righteous dream which a Muslim sees or which is seen about him. The hadith stays focused on one meaning: righteous dreams can be a form of glad tidings. It does not say that every dream is good news. It speaks specifically about the righteous dream and connects it with the Qur’anic wording mentioned in the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- Righteous dreams can be glad tidings in worldly life.
- The dream may be seen by a Muslim or seen about him.
- The narration explains a specific verse through the Prophet’s answer.
- The hadith does not treat every dream as glad tidings.
