Reports on interpreting dreams

Sayyiduna Abu Razin (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "A dream, so long as its interpretation has not been stated, is caught on the foot of a bird; then when its interpretation is stated, it comes to pass." He said: "A dream is one of the forty-six parts of prophethood." The narrator said: I think he (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: "Do not relate a dream to anyone except a friend or an intelligent man."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The dream of a Muslim is one forty-sixth part of prophethood."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The dream of a Muslim is one forty-sixth part of prophethood."

Ata bin Yasar (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated from a man who served by giving fatwas in Egypt. That man said: I asked Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) about the explanation of this verse: "For them are good tidings in the life of this world" [Yunus: 64]. He began to say: "Since I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about the explanation of this verse, no one has asked me about its explanation until now. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also said to me at that time: 'No one before you has asked me about the explanation of this verse. It means the good dream that a Muslim sees or that is shown to him, and what he will be given the good tidings of in the Hereafter is Paradise.'"

Sayyiduna Ubadah bin al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The dream of a Muslim is one forty-sixth part of prophethood."

Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the good tidings promised to the Muslim in this world. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It means the good dream that a Muslim sees or that is shown to him."

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A good dream is one seventieth part of prophethood."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) lifted the curtain of his blessed chamber while the people stood in rows behind Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O people! Nothing remains of the good tidings of prophethood except these good dreams which a Muslim sees or which are shown to him."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Prophethood and messengership have come to an end." After hearing this the people felt distress, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) then said: "Yes, good tidings remain, and they are a part of prophethood."

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Sometimes a man does a deed on account of which people begin to love him." He said: "This is good tidings for the believer."

Zahir al-Aslami narrated from his father that Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: "Good and true dreams are one seventieth part of prophethood."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "The dream of a believer is one forty-sixth part of prophethood."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "A dream is among the good tidings, and it is one seventieth part of prophethood."

Hisham bin Urwah narrated from his father that he said: "For them are good tidings in the life of this world" means good dreams which a righteous man sees.

It is narrated from Mujahid that "For them are good tidings in the life of this world" means good dreams which a Muslim sees or which are shown to him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): "For them are good tidings in the life of this world" [Yunus: 64] means a good dream which a Muslim sees for himself or for his brother.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The dream of a righteous Muslim is one seventieth part of prophethood."