Sunan Ibn Majah Book 35, Hadith 21

“If anyone of you has a bad dream, he should not tell people about how Satan played with him in his dream.”

Previous Hadith

“A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) when he was delivering a sermon and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Last night in my dream I saw my neck being struck and my head fell off, and I chased it, picked it up and put it back.’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘If Satan plays with any one of you in his dreams, he should not tell people about it.’”

Sunan Ibn Majah Book 35, Hadith 20


Next Hadith

“Dreams are attached to the foot of a bird* until they are interpreted, then when they are interpreted they come to pass.” He said: “And dreams are one of the forty-six parts of prophecy.” He (the narrator) said: “And I think he said: ‘(A person) should not tell them except to one whom he loves or one who is wise.’”

Sunan Ibn Majah Book 35, Hadith 22