حَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا
الْأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَشْعَثُ، عَنِ
الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ
أَبِي بَكْرَةَ : أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ : " مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ رُؤْيَا ؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ : أَنَا رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ مِيزَانًا نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَوُزِنْتَ أَنْتَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ، فَرَجَحْتَ أَنْتَ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ ، وَوُزِنَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ ، فَرَجَحَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، وَوُزِنَ عُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ ، فَرَجَحَ عُمَرُ ، ثُمَّ رُفِعَ الْمِيزَانُ فَرَأَيْنَا الْكَرَاهِيَةَ فِي وَجْهِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
´Abu Bakrah narrated:` "One day the Prophet (s.a.w) said: "'Who among you had a dream?' A man said: "I did. I saw as if a scale had descended from the Heavens in which you and Abu Bakr were weighed So you outweighed Abu Bakr. Abu Bkar and 'Umar were weighed, and Abu Bakr outweighed ('Umar). 'Umar and 'Uthman were weighed and 'Umar outweighed ('Uthman). Then the scale was raised up.' Then I saw dislike in the the face of Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)."
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The reason for the displeasure was that the removal of the Balance (Mizan) implied that after (Umar radi Allahu anhu), tribulations (fitan) would begin,
and Allah knows best.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2287
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
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The weighing in the dream was a parable whose meaning is clear: that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is superior, loftier, and weightier than his entire ummah, and in fact, the previous communities are insignificant in comparison.
Similarly, among the eminent Companions, there is none superior to Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (radi Allahu anhu).
After him is the rank of Umar (radi Allahu anhu).
Although these and other Companions surpass one another in their individual virtues and merits, in the overall sense, the conclusion stated is the one reached, and this is the belief of the ummah.
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The change in the face of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) when the scales were lifted was most likely because, after this, tribulations were to arise.
As indeed, events have proven this.
And Allah knows best.
According to some scholars, this narration is authentic.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4634