Dreams of Sahaba

Set of References for Learning How to Differentiate between types of dreams

Posted by Mohammad Awais Tahir 

This is a list of Ayaat of Holy Qur'an and the Ahadith of Prophet Muhammad SAW. This set of references will aid us in understanding the subject of dreams better. This set of references has been collected in order to understand better how to differentiate between the different types of dreams.

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Differentiating Between Dreams from Allah, Shaitan and Nafs

 

Dreams of Sahaba

(41) Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Some people were shown the Night of Qadr as being in the last seven days (of the month of Ramadan). The Prophet said, "Seek it in the last seven days (of Ramadan)"

(Sahih Al Bukhari)

(42) Um al-'Ala said: "(regarding Usman bin Maz'un) By Allah, I will never attest the righteousness of anybody after that." She added: "Later I saw in a dream a flowing spring for 'Uthman. So I went to Allah's Apostle and mentioned that to him. He said, that is (the symbol of) his good deeds (the reward for) which is going on for him."

(Sahih Al Bukhari)

(43) Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Men from the companions of Allah's Apostle used to see dreams during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle and they used to narrate those dreams to Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle would interpret them as Allah wished. I was a young man and used to stay in the masjid before my wedlock. I said to myself: "If there were any good in myself, I too would see what these people see." So when I went to bed one night, I said: "O Allah! If you see any good in me, show me a good dream." So while I was in that state, there came to me (in a dream) two angels. In the hand of each of them there was a mace of iron, and both of them were taking me to Hell, and I was between them, invoking Allah: "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from Hell." Then I saw myself being confronted by another angel holding a mace of iron in his hand. He said to me: "Do not be afraid, you will be an excellent man if you only pray more often." So they took me till they stopped me at the edge of Hell, and behold, it was built inside like a well and it had side posts like those of a well, and beside each post there was an angel carrying an iron mace. I saw therein many people hanging upside down with iron chains, and I recognized therein some men from the Quraish. Then (the angels) took me to the right side. I narrated this dream to (my sister) Hafsa. Hafsa told me that she had mentioned it to the Prophet and he said: "Abdullah is a righteous man, if only he would pray more at night." (Az-Zuhri said: "After that 'Abdullah used to pray more at night.")

(Sahih Al Bukhari)

(44) Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: A man came to Allah's Apostle and said: "I saw in a dream, a cloud having shade. Butter and honey were dropping from it and I saw the people gathering it in their hands, some gathering much and some a little. And behold, there was a rope extending from the earth to the sky, and I saw that you (the Prophet) held it and went up, and then another man held it and went up and (after that) another (third) held it and went up, and then after another (fourth) man held it, but it broke and then got connected again."

(Sahih Al Bukhari)

(45) Narrated Qais bin 'Ubada: I was sitting in a gathering in which there was Sa'd bin Malik and Ibn 'Umar. 'Abdullah bin Salam passed in front of them and they said: "This man is from the people of Paradise." I said to 'Abdullah bin Salam: "They said so-and-so." He replied: "Subhan Allah! They ought not to have said things of which they have no knowledge, but I saw (in a dream) that a post was fixed in a green garden. At the top of the post there was a handhold and below it there was a servant. I was asked to climb (the post). So I climbed it till I got hold of the handhold." Then I narrated this dream to Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle said: "Abdullah will die while still holding the firm reliable handhold (i.e., Islam)."

(Sahih Al Bukhari)

(46) Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Some people were shown the Night of Qadr as being in the last seven days (of the month of Ramadan). The Prophet said, "Seek it in the last seven days (of Ramadan)." 

(Sahih Al Bukhari) 

(47) Narrated 'Abdullah bin Salam: (In a dream) I saw myself in a garden, and there was a pillar in the middle of the garden, and there was a handhold at the top of the pillar. I was asked to climb it. I said: "I cannot." Then a servant came and lifted up my clothes and I climbed (the pillar), and then got hold of the handhold, and I woke up while still holding it. I narrated that to the Prophet who said: "The garden symbolizes the garden of Islam, and the handhold is the firm Islamic handhold which indicates that you will be adhering firmly to Islam until you die."

(Sahih Al Bukhari)

(48) Narrated Ibn 'Umar: I saw in a dream a piece of silken cloth in my hand, and in whatever direction in Paradise I waved it, it flew, carrying me there. I narrated this (dream) to (my sister) Hafsa and she told it the Prophet who said (to Hafsa): "Indeed, your brother is a righteous man," or, "Indeed, 'Abdullah is a righteous man."

(Sahih Al Bukhari)

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It is not The Paradise of Eternity - Mankind and Satan

It is not The Paradise of Eternity

If we search the Noble Qur’an we will find that the Noble Qur’an has used the word Jannah for more than one meaning. The Noble Qur’an used it with its linguistic meaning of Satir [veil, screen, cover, shelter…] and with its religious meaning of the Paradise of Eternity. We find many Ayat holding these two meanings as the Saying of Allah, all praise and glory is to Him:

“And present to them an example of two men: We granted to one of them two gardens of grapevines, and We bordered them with palm trees and placed between them [fields of] crops.” (Al-Kahf, 18: 32)

And the Ayah in which Allah says:

“Would one of you like to have a garden of palm trees and grapevines underneath which rivers flow in which he has from every fruit?” (Al-Baqarah, 2: 266)

And the Ayah in which Allah says:

“There was for [the tribe of] Saba’ in their dwelling place a sign: two [fields of] gardens on the right and on the left. [They were told], ‘Eat from the provisions of your Lord and be grateful to Him. A good land [have you], and a forgiving Lord.’” (Saba’, 34: 15)

In all these glorious Ayat Allah, all praise and glory is to Him, used the word “Jannah” to refer to a worldly garden or paradise.   

Some scholars said that Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, differentiated between the paradises or gardens of worldly life and the Paradise of the Hereafter by using the definitive form [Al-Jannah] to designate the Paradise of the Hereafter alone and the indefinite word [Jannah] without “ Al" (Al: equivalent to the definite article the) to designate worldly paradises or gardens, which is incorrect, based on the fact that a worldly garden is also referred to with the definite article “Al” as in the Ayah in which Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, says:

“Verily, We have tried them as We tried the people of the garden, when they swore to pluck the fruits of the (garden) in the morning. Without saying: Inshâ' Allâh (If Allah will).” (Al-Qalam, 68: 17-18)

The speech in the two aforesaid Ayahs is about a paradise or a garden from the gardens of this world. Thus, the two definite letters Alf-Lam “Al” do not mark the word Jannah and serve to make it only designate the Paradise of Eternity. And here we must pause a little to discuss some opinions that claim that Adam and Eve used to live in the Paradise of Eternity and when they disobeyed Allah, He expelled them from paradise and send them down to live in misery on the earth!

We reply by saying that such opinions are absolutely untrue, because Allah, all praise and glory is to Him, before creating Adam has already assigned his mission in life. Please read the Ayah in which Allah, The Most Exalted and Ever-Majestic, says what means:

“And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, ‘Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority.’” (Al-Baqarah, 2: 30)

Thus, before creating Adam the purpose of creating him was his living on the earth and making it a prosperous place and filling it with life.

The second important issue is that if Adam was expelled from paradise because he disobeyed what is our guilt to inherit sin and misery? That would disagree with the Justice of Allah embodied in His Saying, all glory is to Him, which means:

“And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another.” (Fâtir, 35: 18)

Each person is hold accountable only for his own deeds and will never be questioned about what his parents did, nor his forefathers nor his children, because every man bears only his own good or bad deeds. Hence, it is impossible that Adam lived in the Paradise of Eternity then he was expelled from it because he disobeyed and we bore the consequences of that sin. It is impossible that we inherited that sin and are tortured by it through our expulsion from paradise, because (according to that logic) had not Adam sinned we would have been living in paradise. To such claimers we say that this opinion opposes the Justice of Allah Who never allows that sin should be inherited.

But why did Allah made Adam and Eve live in a paradise after creating them? 

We say that there is wisdom behind that, for Adam was created to receive from Allah the Law of ‘Do and Do not do.’ Only through this Law life thrives on the earth. Anything that Allah commands to be done if not done the earth would be corrupted and anything that Allah forbids if done the earth would be corrupted. 

Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, placed Adam and Eve in that paradise to put them through a practical experience in applying the Divine Law and to give them a practical warning against Satan mission’s of distorting the Divine Law. Satan’s mission is to push Adam and his offspring towards committing what Allah has forbidden and turn them away from doing what Allah has commanded. 

Thus, if Allah says:“Do not drink intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks)” the devil will beautify to mankind drinking intoxicants, and if Allah says: “Perform Salah” the devil will beautify to them abandoning Salah.

Truly, an experience simple in carrying out but is indeed great in its meaning and significance. It was a practice to Adam on what will happen to him when he obeys Allah and what will happen to him when he obeys Satan. Therefore, Allah, all praise and glory is to Him, brought Adam and provided him with all the means of living in a place called “Jannah” and He said to Adam (what means):

“And ‘O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in paradise and eat from wherever you will but do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers.’ (Al-A‘râf, 7: 19)

Source: (Book) Mankind and Satan