Hadith 2288

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى الْأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ : سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ وَرَقَةَ ، فَقَالَتْ لَهُ خَدِيجَةُ : إِنَّهُ كَانَ صَدَّقَكَ ، وَلَكِنَّهُ مَاتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَظْهَرَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أُرِيتُهُ فِي الْمَنَامِ ، وَعَلَيْهِ ثِيَابٌ بَيَاضٌ وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ لَكَانَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَاسٌ غَيْرُ ذَلِكَ " ، قَالَ : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ ، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ لَيْسَ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْحَدِيثِ بِالْقَوِيِّ .
´'Aishah said:` "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was asked about Waraqah. Khadijah said to him: 'He believed in you, but he died before your advent.' So the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'I saw him in a dream, and upon him were white garments. If he were among the inhabitants of the Fire then he would have been wearing other than that.'"
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب الرؤيا عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 2288
Hadith Grading الألبانی: ضعيف، المشكاة (4623) // ضعيف الجامع الصغير (792) //  |  زبیر علی زئی: (2288) إسناده ضعيف, قال الذهبي: ”عثمان هو الوقاضي: متروك“ (تلخيص المستدرك للحاكم 393/4) وللحديث شواهد ضعيفة عند أحمد (65/6) والحاكم (609/2) وغيرهما
Hadith Takhrij «تفرد بہ المؤلف ( تحفة الأشراف : 16536) (ضعیف) (سند میں عثمان بن عبد الرحمن متروک الحدیث راوی ہے، خود متن سے بھی اس حدیث کا منکر ہونا واضح ہے)»
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
This hadith is evidence that if a Muslim sees his deceased Muslim brother’s body covered in a white garment in a dream, then this is a prediction of his good state—that he is among the people of Paradise.
Waraqah bin Nawfal was the cousin of Khadijah radi Allahu anha. After hearing about your (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) condition, he affirmed your prophethood and said that the angel who comes to you is the Namus Akbar (the Great Messenger).
Expressing regret over his old age, he said that if he remained alive, he would certainly support you at the time when your people would expel you from your home.

Note:
(In the chain of narration, ‘Uthman bin ‘Abd al-Rahman is a narrator whose hadith is rejected (matruk al-hadith).
From the text itself, it is also clear that this hadith is objectionable (munkar).)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2288