سنن ابي داود

Abu Dawud

 كتاب السنة

Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)

باب فِي الْخُلَفَاءِ

Chapter: The Caliphs.

Hadith 4632

اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، قَالَ : مُحَمَّدٌ كَتَبْتُهُ مِنْ كِتَابِهِ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : كَانَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ يُحَدِّثُ : أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : " إِنِّي أَرَى اللَّيْلَةَ ظُلَّةً يَنْطِفُ مِنْهَا السَّمْنُ وَالْعَسَلُ ، فَأَرَى النَّاسَ يَتَكَفَّفُونَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ فَالْمُسْتَكْثِرُ وَالْمُسْتَقِلُّ ، وَأَرَى سَبَبًا وَاصِلًا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فَأَرَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخَذْتَ بِهِ فَعَلَوْتَ بِهِ ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِهِ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَعَلَا بِهِ ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِهِ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَعَلَا بِهِ ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِهِ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَانْقَطَعَ ثُمَّ وُصِلَ فَعَلَا بِهِ ، قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي لَتَدَعَنِّي فَلَأُعَبِّرَنَّهَا ، فَقَالَ : اعْبُرْهَا ، قَالَ : أَمَّا الظُّلَّةُ : فَظُلَّةُ الْإِسْلَامِ ، وَأَمَّا مَا يَنْطِفُ مِنَ السَّمْنِ وَالْعَسَلِ : فَهُوَ الْقُرْآنُ لِينُهُ وَحَلَاوَتُهُ ، وَأَمَّا الْمُسْتَكْثِرُ وَالْمُسْتَقِلُّ : فَهُوَ الْمُسْتَكْثِرُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ وَالْمُسْتَقِلُّ مِنْهُ ، وَأَمَّا السَّبَبُ الْوَاصِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ : فَهُوَ الْحَقُّ الَّذِي أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِ تَأْخُذُ بِهِ فَيُعْلِيكَ اللَّهُ ، ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ بِهِ رَجُلٌ فَيَعْلُو بِهِ ، ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ بِهِ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَيَعْلُو بِهِ ، ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ بِهِ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَيَنْقَطِعُ ثُمَّ يُوصَلُ لَهُ فَيَعْلُو بِهِ ، أَيْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَتُحَدِّثَنِّي أَصَبْتُ أَمْ أَخْطَأْتُ ؟ فَقَالَ : أَصَبْتَ بَعْضًا وَأَخْطَأْتَ بَعْضًا ، فَقَالَ : أَقْسَمْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَتُحَدِّثَنِّي مَا الَّذِي أَخْطَأْتُ ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لَا تُقْسِمْ " .
Ibn Abbas said: Abu Hurairah said that a man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: I saw (in my dream) a piece of cloud from which ghee and honey were dropping. I saw the people spreading their hands. Some of them took much and some a little. I also saw a rope hanging from Heaven to Earth. I saw, Messenger of Allah, that you caught hold of it and ascended by it. Then another man caught hold of it and ascended it. Then another man caught hold of it and ascended it. Then another man caught hold of it, but it broke, and then it was joined and he ascended it. Abu Bakr said: May my parents be sacrificed for you, if you allow, I shall interpret it. He said: Interpret it. He said: The piece of cloud is the cloud of Islam; the ghee and honey that were dropping from it are the Quran, which contains softness and sweetness. Those who received much or little of it are those who learn much or little of the Quran. The rope hanging from Heaven to Earth is the truth which you are following. You catch hold of it and then Allah will raise you to Him. Then another man will catch hold of it and ascend it, Then another man will catch hold of it and it will break. But it will be joined and he will ascend it. Tell me. Messenger of Allah, whether I am right or wrong. He said: You are partly right and partly wrong. He said: I adjure you by Allah, you should tell me where I am wrong. The Prophet ﷺ said: Do not take an oath.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب السنة / 4632
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح بخاري (7046) صحيح مسلم (2269), انظر الحديث السابق (3268)
Hadith Takhrij « انظر حدیث رقم : (3268)، (تحفة الأشراف: 13575) (صحیح) »
Related hadith on this topic
Muslim: 5928 Abu Dawud: 3268 Ibn Majah: 3918
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊
True and excellent dreams have been declared as the forty-sixth part of Prophethood for the believer, and through them, a servant is informed of certain matters or warned about certain affairs.

➋
In the aforementioned dream, there was an indication towards the Caliphate of Prophethood, which our master Abu Bakr as-Siddiq radi Allahu anhu rightly understood. What was the mistake in this? So, to pursue this matter is absolutely not permissible. When the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did not clarify it explicitly, then what right does anyone else have to say anything based on conjecture and estimation?

➌
If someone is asked to swear by using the word "oath," its fulfillment does not become obligatory.

➍
It is permissible for a student or a junior, with the permission of his teacher or elder, to answer a question or to discuss it in his presence. This will not be considered disrespectful. However, to speak without permission will indeed be considered disrespectful.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4632
Muslim — Hadith 5928
It is reported eithfr on the authority of Ibn Abbas (RA) or on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) that a person came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said: Allah's Messenger, I saw while I was sleeping during the night (this vision) that there was a canopy from which butter and honey were trickling and I also saw people collecting them in the palms of their hands, some more, some less, and I also saw a rope connecting the earth with the sky and I saw you catching hold of it and rising towards the heaven; then another person after you catching hold of it and rising towards (Heaven); then another person catching hold of it, but it was broken while it was rejoined for him and he also climbed up. Abu Bakr (RA) said: Allah's Messenger, may my father be sacrificed for you, by Allah, allow me to interpret it. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Well, give its interpretation. Thereupon Abu Bakr (RA) said: The canopy signifies the canopy of Islam and that what it trickles out of it in the form of butter and honey is the Holy Qur'an and its sweetness and softness and what the people get hold of it in their palms implies major portion of the Qur'an or the small portion; and so far as the rope joining the sky with the earth is concerned, it is the Truth by which you stood (in the worldly life) and by which Allah would raise you (to Heaven). Then the person after you would take hold of it and he would also climb up with the help of it. Then another person would take hold of it and climb up with the help of it. Then another person would take hold of it and it would be broken; then it would be rejoined for him and he would climb up with the help of it. Allah's Messenger, may my father be taken as a ransom for you, tell me whether I have interpreted it correctly or I have made an error. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: You have interpreted a part of it correctly and you have erred in interpreting a part of it. Thereupon he said: Allah's Messenger, by Allah, tell me that part where I have committed an error. Thereupon he said: Don't take oath.
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Zillah:
Canopy,
A piece of cloud.
(2)
Tanṭuf:
Dripping,
Falling drop by drop.
(3)
Yatakaffafūn:
Spreading out their palms to receive (something).
(4)
Lata da‘nī fa la ‘abr lahā:
Will you leave me to interpret it,
Will you permit me to explain its interpretation,
From this it is understood that,
In the presence of an elder, a younger person may, with his permission,
Express his knowledge.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5928
Ibn Majah — Hadith 3918
´It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said:` “A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ), upon his return from Uhud, and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, in my dream I saw a cloud giving shade, from which drops of ghee and honey were falling, and I saw people collecting them in the palms of their hands, some gathering a lot and some a little. And I saw a rope reaching up into heaven, and I saw you take hold of it and rise with it. Then another man took hold of it after you rose with it, then another man took hold of it after him and rose with it. Then a man took hold of it after him and it broke, then it was reconnected and he rose with it.’ Abu Bakr said: ‘Let me interpret it, O Messenger of Allah.’ He said: ‘Interpret it.’ He said: ‘As for the cloud giving shade, it is Islam, and the drops of honey and ghee that fall from it (represent) the Qur’an with its sweetness and softness. As for the people collecting that in their palms, some learn a lot of the Qur’an and some learn a little. As for the rope reaching up into heaven, it is the truth that you are following; you took hold of it and rose with it, then another man till take hold of it after you and rise with you, then another, who will rise with it, then another, but it will break and then he reconnected, then he will rise with it.’ He said: ‘You have got some of it right and some of it wrong.’ Abu Bakr said: ‘I adjure you O Messenger of Allah, tell me what I got right and what I got wrong.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Do not swear, O Abu Bakr.”*
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:

➊
With the permission of an elder or teacher, an ordinary person or student may interpret (a dream).

➋
By “holding the rope” is meant acting upon the religion, and the three elders holding this rope refers to being appointed to the position of succession and caliphate in the place of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).

➌
The rope breaking for Uthman (radi Allahu anhu) after Abu Bakr and Umar (radi Allahu anhuma) points to the difficulties and tribulations that he faced. And after the rope is rejoined and he ascends by means of it, this likely indicates that he will be upon the truth in this tribulation; therefore, he will be in Paradise along with the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and both Rightly Guided Caliphs (radi Allahu anhuma).

➍
For some wisdom, it is permissible to explain only part of a dream’s interpretation and not another part, just as the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not clarify the mistake that occurred in Abu Bakr’s (radi Allahu anhu) interpretation.

➎
In this true dream, the greatness and status of the three caliphs is expressed.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3918
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