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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2291 — Three Types of Dreams in Islam
What Has Been Related About The Prophet(s.a.w) Dreaming About The Scale And The Bucket
Three Types of Dreams in Islam Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2291
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2291
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ لاَ تَكَادُ رُؤْيَا الْمُؤْمِنِ تَكْذِبُ وَأَصْدَقُهُمْ رُؤْيَا أَصْدَقُهُمْ حَدِيثًا وَالرُّؤْيَا ثَلاَثٌ الْحَسَنَةُ بُشْرَى مِنَ اللَّهِ وَالرُّؤْيَا يُحَدِّثُ الرَّجُلُ بِهَا نَفْسَهُ وَالرُّؤْيَا تَحْزِينٌ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمْ رُؤْيَا يَكْرَهُهَا فَلاَ يُحَدِّثْ بِهَا أَحَدًا وَلْيَقُمْ فَلْيُصَلِّ " . قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ " يُعْجِبُنِي الْقَيْدُ وَأَكْرَهُ الْغُلَّ الْقَيْدُ ثَبَاتٌ فِي الدِّينِ " . قَالَ وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " رُؤْيَا الْمُؤْمِنِ جُزْءٌ مِنْ سِتَّةٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ جُزْءًا مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَقَدْ رَوَى عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ مَرْفُوعًا وَرَوَاهُ حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ وَوَقَفَهُ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "In The End Of Time, 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. And Dreams Are Three Types: The Good Dreams Which Is Glad Tidings From Allah, Dreams About Something That Has Happened To The Man Himself, And Dreams In Which The Shaitan Frightens Someone. So When One Of You Sees What He Dislikes, Then He Should Get Up And Perform Salat."Abu Hurairah Said: "I Like Fetters And Dislikes, The Iron Collar. And Fetters Refers To Being Firm In The Religion." He Said: "The Prophet (S. A. W) Said: 'Dreams Are A Portion Among The Forty-Six Portions Of Prophethood."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2291In-book reference : Book 34, Hadith 22English translation : Vol. 4, Book 8, Hadith 2291
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2291
This hadith is one of the clearest hadiths about dreams in Islam. It says that near the end of time, the dream of a believer will hardly fail to come true, and the most truthful in dreams are the truest in speech. It also names three types of dreams: a good dream as glad tidings from Allah, a dream linked to what a person thinks about himself, and a dream by which Shaitan frightens someone. If a person sees what he dislikes, the hadith tells him not to talk about it and to get up and pray. It also says the believer’s dream is a portion among forty-six portions of Prophethood.
What we learn from this hadith
- Truthful speech is linked with truthful dreams in the hadith.
- Good dreams are described as glad tidings from Allah.
- Some dreams are tied to personal thoughts, and some frighten from Shaitan.
- After a disliked dream, the hadith tells a person to avoid sharing it and pray.
