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“I was a young unmarried man at
the
time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and I used to stay overnight
in
the mosque. If any of us had seen a dream, he would tell it to the
Prophet (ﷺ). I said: ‘O Allah, if there is any good in me before
You, show me a dream that the Prophet (ﷺ) can interpret for me.’
So
I went to sleep and I saw two angels who came to me and took me
away.
They were met by another angel who said: ‘Do not be alarmed,’
and they
took me to Hell which was built like a well. In it were
people, some
of whom I recognized. Then they took me off to the
right. In the
morning I mentioned that to Hafsah, and Hafsah said
that she told the
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about it, and he said:
‘Abdullah is a
righteous man, if only he would pray more at
night.’”
Sunan Ibn Majah Book 35, Hadith 27
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“A man came to the Prophet
(ﷺ),
upon his return from Uhud, and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, 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 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
Allah.’ He said: ‘Interpret it.’ He said: ‘As
for the cloud giving
shade, it is Islam, and the drops of honey and
ghee that fall from it
(represent) the Quran with its sweetness
and softness. As for the
people collecting that in their palms, some
learn a lot of the Quran
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 till 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 Allah,
tell me what I got right and what I
got wrong.’ The Prophet (ﷺ)
said: ‘Do not swear, O Abu Bakr.”*
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“I came to Al-Madinah and
sat with some old men in the mosque of the Prophet (ﷺ). Then an old
man came, leaning on his stick, and the people said: ‘Whoever would
like to look at a man from among the people of Paradise, let him look
at this man.’ He stood behind a pillar and prayed two Rak’ah. I
got up and went to him, and said to him: ‘Some of the people said
such and such.’ He said: ‘Praise is to Allah. Paradise belongs to
Allah and He admits whomsoever He wills to it. At the time of the
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) I saw a dream in which a man came to me and
said: “Let’s go.” So I went with him and he took me along a
great road. A road was shown to me on the left and I wanted to follow
it, but he said: “You are not one of its people.” Then a road was
shown to me on the right, and I followed him until I reached a
slippery mountain. He took me by the hand and helped me up. When I
reached the top I could not stand firm. There was an iron pillar
there with a golden ring at the top. He took my hand and helped me up
until I reached the handhold, then he said: “Have you gotten a firm
hold?” I said: “Yes.” Then he struck the pillar with his foot
and I held tight to the pillar. I told this to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said: "You have seen something good. The great road is the plain of gathering (on the Day of Resurrection). The road that you were shown on your left is the way of the people of Hell, and you are not one of its people. The road which you were shown on your right is the way of the people of Paradise. The slippery mountain is the place of the martyrs, and the handhold that you held on tight to is the handhold of Islam. Hold on tight to it until you die." I hope to be one of the people of Paradise,' and he was 'Abdullah bin Salam."