Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 11772

Sayyiduna Ibn Zumayl al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) relates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had prayed the Fajr prayer, he would fold his leg and say (that is, recite): "Glory be to Allah Almighty, and praise belongs to Him; and I seek forgiveness from Allah Almighty; indeed He is ever accepting of repentance." He would recite this seventy times, then say: "The reward of these seventy will be seven hundred, and there is no good for a person whose sins in a single day are more than seven hundred." Then he would turn his face towards the people. He liked dreams, and he would say: "Has any of you seen a (notable) dream?" Sayyiduna Ibn Zumayl (may Allah be pleased with him) says: (Once I said:) "O Messenger of Allah, I have seen one." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It will be good that you will meet, or evil from which you will be protected; it will be good for us and evil for our enemies. All praise belongs to Allah Almighty. Relate your dream." I said: "I saw in a dream that all the people were travelling on a wide and easy road. The people were going along that road, and that road ended at a pasture; my eyes have never seen a pasture like it. It was lush green, with various kinds of grass and herbage in it. It was as though I were among the people who went ahead. When those people reached that pasture, they said the takbir, and then they mounted their riding animals right there on the road. Some of them began grazing their mounts and some began making bundles of grass. While they were doing this, a great many people then came. When they reached the pasture, they said the takbir and said: 'This is the best place to halt.' It is as though I can still see them now, turning to the right and to the left. When I saw this, I kept to the road until I came to the farthest part of the pasture. There, O Messenger of Allah, I saw you seated upon a pulpit which had seven steps, and you were on its highest step. On your right was a man of wheat-coloured complexion and sturdy build; when he spoke he stood out, and he appeared remarkably tall. On your left was a man of moderate height and reddish complexion, with many moles on his face; it seemed as though drops of water were dripping from his hair. When he spoke, you all turned your full attention to him out of respect for him. In front of you all was an elderly man who, in physique and face, resembled you (peace and blessings be upon him) more than anyone else; everyone was making for him and seeking him. And there in front was a weak she-camel, and it seemed, O Messenger of Allah, as though you were avoiding it." The narrator relates: For a moment the colour of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) changed, then that state passed from him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "As for the wide and easy road you saw, it means the guidance upon which you are travelling. As for the pasture you saw, it means this world and the comfort and luxury of its life. I and my Companions will depart from the world without having any connection with that luxury, and the world will have no connection with us. Then after us a second group will come, more numerous than us; some of them will take a little, and some will gather bundles. Then a great many people will come and spread out in the pasture to the right and to the left. So indeed we belong to Allah Almighty, and indeed to Him we shall return. As for you, you are travelling on an upright road and will keep going on it until you come to meet me. As for the pulpit that you saw with seven steps, with me on its highest step, the world will last seven thousand years, and I am in the last thousand years. As for the man you saw on my right, of wheat-coloured complexion and sturdy build, that was Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him); when he spoke he seemed superior to other people, because he had the distinction that Allah Almighty spoke with him. As for the man you saw on my left, of moderate height and reddish complexion with many moles on his face, as though water had been poured over his face, that was Sayyiduna Isa bin Maryam (peace be upon him), and this honouring was because Allah Almighty has honoured him. As for the elderly man whom you saw resembling me more than anyone in physique and appearance, that was our forefather Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him); we follow him and take him as our example. As for the she-camel that you saw, and saw me avoiding it, it means the Hour, which will be established upon us. There will be no prophet after me, and there is no nation after my nation." The narrator relates: After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not ask about any dream, except when a man would come and relate (his dream) to him of his own accord.
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains Sulayman bin Ata' al-Qurashi, who is da'if (weak).