Hadith 3916

حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ الصَّوَّافُ , حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ , عَنْ أَيُّوبَ , عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ , عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ , قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ تَحَلَّمَ حُلُمًا كَاذِبًا , كُلِّفَ أَنْ يَعْقِدَ بَيْنَ شَعِيرَتَيْنِ , وَيُعَذَّبُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ " .
´It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Whoever tells of a false dream, will be ordered (on the Day of Resurrection) to tie two grains of barley together, and he will be punished for that.”
Hadith Reference سنن ابن ماجه / كتاب تعبير الرؤيا / 3916
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:


A person who has not seen a dream but fabricates one and narrates it from himself, his lie is a very great sin.


Narrating a false dream is even worse because there is no way to verify whether he actually saw the dream or not.


Some individuals claim to have seen the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam or some other important personality in their dream. Ordinary people, considering this a sign of their spiritual status, begin to express love and respect for them, whereas true honor lies in performing righteous deeds. Otherwise, disbelievers and hypocrites also saw the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam in reality, but even then they were not considered worthy of any respect.


A dream is not proof of the permissibility or impermissibility of any action. For legal (shar‘i) matters, legal evidences are necessary. Someone’s claim that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam gave him permission for a certain act is not acceptable.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3916