Hadith 2283

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " مَنْ تَحَلَّمَ كَاذِبًا كُلِّفَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَنْ يَعْقِدَ بَيْنَ شَعِيرَتَيْنِ ، وَلَنْ يَعْقِدَ بَيْنَهُمَا " ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
´Ibn 'Abbas narrated that the Prophet (s.a.w) said:` "Whoever lies about having a dream, he will be required to knot two barely kernels together on the Day Of Judgment., and he will never be able to knot them together."
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب الرؤيا عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 2283
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح، ابن ماجة (3916)
Hadith Takhrij «صحیح البخاری/التعبیر 45 (7042) ، سنن ابی داود/ الأدب 96 (5024) ، سنن ابن ماجہ/الرؤیا 8 (3916) ( تحفة الأشراف : 9586) ، و مسند احمد (1/216، 646، 359) (وانظر تخریج حدیث رقم 1751) (صحیح)»
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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