سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب تعبير الرؤياChapters on Interpretation of Dreams
بَابُ : تَعْبِيرِ الرُّؤْيَاChapter: Interpretation Of Dreams
Hadith 3918
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ كَاسِبٍ الْمَدَنِيُّ , حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ , عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ , عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ , عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ , قَالَ : أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ مُنْصَرَفَهُ مِنْ أُحُدٍ , فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ فِي الْمَنَامِ ظُلَّةً تَنْطُفُ سَمْنًا وَعَسَلًا , وَرَأَيْتُ النَّاسَ يَتَكَفَّفُونَ مِنْهَا , فَالْمُسْتَكْثِرُ وَالْمُسْتَقِلُّ , وَرَأَيْتُ سَبَبًا وَاصِلًا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ , رَأَيْتُكَ أَخَذْتَ بِهِ , فَعَلَوْتَ بِهِ , ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِهِ رَجُلٌ بَعْدَكَ , فَعَلَا بِهِ , ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِهِ رَجُلٌ بَعْدَهُ , فَعَلَا بِهِ , ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِهِ رَجُلٌ بَعْدَهُ , فَانْقَطَعَ بِهِ , ثُمَّ وُصِلَ لَهُ فَعَلَا بِهِ , فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : دَعْنِي أَعْبُرُهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , قَالَ : " اعْبُرْهَا " , قَالَ : أَمَّا الظُّلَّةُ فَالْإِسْلَامُ , وَأَمَّا مَا يَنْطُفُ مِنْهَا مِنَ الْعَسَلِ وَالسَّمْنِ , فَهُوَ الْقُرْآنُ حَلَاوَتُهُ وَلِينُهُ , وَأَمَّا مَا يَتَكَفَّفُ مِنْهُ النَّاسُ , فَالْآخِذُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ كَثِيرًا وَقَلِيلًا , وَأَمَّا السَّبَبُ الْوَاصِلُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ , فَمَا أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ , أَخَذْتَ بِهِ فَعَلَا بِكَ , ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ فَيَعْلُو بِهِ , ثُمَّ آخَرُ فَيَعْلُو بِهِ , ثُمَّ آخَرُ فَيَنْقَطِعُ بِهِ , ثُمَّ يُوَصَّلُ لَهُ فَيَعْلُو بِهِ , قَالَ : " أَصَبْتَ بَعْضًا وَأَخْطَأْتَ بَعْضًا " , قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : أَقْسَمْتُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَتُخْبِرَنِّي بِالَّذِي أَصَبْتُ مِنَ الَّذِي أَخْطَأْتُ , فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا تُقْسِمْ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ " .
´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.”*
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Explanation & Benefits
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
