Volume 9, Book 87, Number 137:
Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri:
I heard Allah’s Apostle saying, “While I was sleeping, I saw (in a dream) the people being displayed
before me, wearing shirts, some of which (were so short that it) reached as far as their breasts and
some reached below that. Then ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab was shown to me and he was wearing a shirt
which he was dragging (behind him).” They asked. What have you interpreted (about the dream)? O
Allah’s Apostle?” He said, “The religion.”
Volume 9, Book 87, Number 138:
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. Al –
lah’s Apostle said, “‘Abdullah will die while still holding the firm reliable handhold (i.e., Islam).”
Volume 9, Book 87, Number 139:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle said (to me), “You were shown to me twice in (my) dream. Behold, a man was car –
rying you in a silken piece of cloth and said to me, “She is your wife, so uncover her,’ and behold, it
was you. I would then say (to myself), ‘If this is from Allah, then it must happen.’ “
Volume 9, Book 87, Number 132:
Narrated Az-Zuhri:
Regarding the above narration, The Prophet said, “I do not know what Allah will do to him (Uth –
man bin Maz’un).” Um Al-‘Ala said, “I felt very sorry for that, and then I slept and saw in a dream a
flowing spring for ‘Uthman bin Maz’un, and told Allah’s Apostle of that, and he said, “That flowing
spring symbolizes his good deeds.”
Volume 9, Book 87, Number 133:
Narrated Abu Qatada Al-Ansari:
(a companion of the Prophet and one of his cavalry men) “I heard Allah’s Apostle saying, “A good
dream is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan; so, if anyone of you had a bad dream which he
disliked, then he should spit on his left and seek refuge with Allah from it, for it will not harm him.”
Volume 9, Book 87, Number 134:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
I heard Allah’s Apostle saying, “While I was sleeping, I was given a bowl full of milk (in a dream),
and I drank of it to my fill until I noticed its wetness coming out of my nails, and then I gave the rest
of it to ‘Umar.” They (the people) asked, “What have you interpreted (about the dream)? O Allah’s
Apostle?” He said, “(It is Religious) knowledge.”
Volume 9, Book 87, Number 135:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:
Allah’s Apostle said, “While I was sleeping, I was given a bowl full of milk (in the dream) and I
drank from it (to my fill) till I noticed its wetness coming out of my limbs. Then I gave the rest of it to
‘Umar bin Al-Khattab.” The persons sitting around him, asked, “What have you interpreted (about the
dream) O Allah’s Apostle?” He said, “(It is religious) knowledge.”
Volume 9, Book 87, Number 136:
Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri:
Allah’s Apostle said, “While I was sleeping, some people were displayed before me (in a dream).
They were wearing shirts, some of which were merely covering their breasts, and some a bit longer.
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Then there passed before me, ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab wearing a shirt he was dragging it (on the
ground behind him.)” They (the people) asked, “What have you interpreted (about the dream) O Al –
lah’s Apostle?” He said, “The Religion.”