Sunan Ibn Majah

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Interpretation Of Dreams

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Darussalam · Volume 5

35. The Chapters On The Interpretation Of Dreams

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الحديث: 3918 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1289

DarussalamSahihAl-Albani(حديث ابن عباس) صحيح، (حديث أبو هريرة) صحيح (حديث ابن عباس) الظلال (١١٤٣) ، (حديث أبو هريرة) الظلال أيضا، الصحيحة (١٢١)
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3918. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbās said: "A man came to the Prophet ﷺ, upon his return from Uhud, and said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, in my dream I saw a cloud giving shade, from which drops of ghee and honey were falling, and I saw people collecting them in the palms of their hands, some gathering a lot and some a little. And I saw a rope reaching up into heaven, and I saw you take hold of it and rise with it. Then another man took hold of it after you and rose with it, then another man took hold of it after him and rose with it. Then a man took hold of it after him and it broke, then it was reconnected and he rose with it.' Abu Bakr said: 'Let me interpret it, O Messenger of Allāh.' He said: 'Interpret it.' He said: 'As for the cloud giving shade, it is Islām, and the drops of honey and ghee that fall from it (represent) the Qur'ān with its sweetness and softness. As for the people collecting that in their palms, some learn a lot of the Qur'ān and some learn a little. As for the rope reaching up into heaven, it is the truth that you are following; you took hold of it and rose with it, then another man will take hold of it after you and rise with you, then another, who will rise with it, then another, but it will break and then he reconnected, then he will rise with it.' He said: 'You have got some of it right and some of it wrong.' Abu Bakr said: 'I adjure you O Messenger of Allāh, tell me what I got right and what I got wrong.' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Do not swear, O Abu Bakr.'[1] (Sahih) Another chain with similar wording.

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3918 - حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ كَاسِبٍ الْمَدَنِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ مُنْصَرَفَهُ مِنْ أُحُدٍ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ فِي الْمَنَامِ ظُلَّةً تَنْطُفُ سَمْنًا وَعَسَلًا، وَرَأَيْتُ النَّاسَ يَتَكَفَّفُونَ مِنْهَا، فَالْمُسْتَكْثِرُ، وَالْمُسْتَقِلُّ، وَرَأَيْتُ سَبَبًا وَاصِلًا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، رَأَيْتُكَ أَخَذْتَ بِهِ، فَعَلَوْتَ بِهِ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِهِ رَجُلٌ بَعْدَكَ فَعَلَا بِهِ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِهِ رَجُلٌ بَعْدَهُ فَعَلَا بِهِ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِهِ رَجُلٌ بَعْدَهُ فَانْقَطَعَ بِهِ، ثُمَّ وُصِلَ لَهُ فَعَلَا بِهِ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: دَعْنِي أَعْبُرُهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ: «اعْبُرْهَا» ، قَالَ: أَمَّا الظُّلَّةُ فَالْإِسْلَامُ، وَأَمَّا مَا يَنْطُفُ مِنْهَا مِنَ الْعَسَلِ وَالسَّمْنِ، فَهُوَ الْقُرْآنُ، حَلَاوَتُهُ وَلِينُهُ، وَأَمَّا مَا يَتَكَفَّفُ مِنْهُ النَّاسُ، فَالْآخِذُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ كَثِيرًا، وَقَلِيلًا، وَأَمَّا السَّبَبُ الْوَاصِلُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، فَمَا أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ، أَخَذْتَ بِهِ فَعَلَا بِكَ، ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ فَيَعْلُو بِهِ، ثُمَّ آخَرُ فَيَعْلُو بِهِ، ثُمَّ آخَرُ فَيَنْقَطِعُ بِهِ، ثُمَّ يُوَصَّلُ لَهُ فَيَعْلُو بِهِ، قَالَ: «أَصَبْتَ بَعْضًا، وَأَخْطَأْتَ بَعْضًا» ، قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: أَقْسَمْتُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَتُخْبِرَنِّي بِالَّذِي أَصَبْتُ، مِنَ الَّذِي أَخْطَأْتُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تُقْسِمْ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ» . حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: كَانَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَأَيْتُ ظُلَّةً بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ، تَنْطِفُ سَمْنًا وَعَسَلًا، فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ نَحْوَهُ

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Holding a rope here indicates firmly following the religion, and holding that rope by the three noble and respected men shows that they will get the position of being the successors of the Prophet ﷺ in caliphate. Breaking the rope for 'Uthmān ﷺ, after Abu Bakr and Umar, ﷺ, indicates the troubles and disturbance that he faced in his life. The reconnection of the same rope and rising through it probably shows that he will be on the truth. Therefore, he will be with both Rightly-Guided caliphs in Paradise. For some reason, interpreting a part of dream and leaving the other part without interpretation is allowed. As the Prophet ﷺ, did not make clear the mistake of Abu Bakr, ﷺ, in the interpretation of the dream. d. This true dream proves the greatness and high position of these three Companions of the Prophet ﷺ.