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I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "If anyone of you saw a dream which he liked, then that was from
Allah, and he should thank Allah for it and tell it to others; but if he saw something else, i.e, a dream
which he did not like, then that is from Satan and he should seek refuge with Allah from it and should
not tell it to anybody for it will not harm him."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 91, Hadith 59
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I used to see a dream which would make me sick till I heard Abu Qatada saying, "I too, used to see a
dream which would make me sick till I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "A good dream is from Allah, so if
anyone of you saw a dream which he liked, he should not tell it to anybody except to the one whom he
loves, and if he saw a dream which he disliked, then he should seek refuge with Allah from its evil
and from the evil of Satan, and spit three times (on his left) and should not tell it to anybody, for it will
not harm him. "
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A man came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "I saw in a dream, a cloud having shade. Butter and honey
were dropping from it and I saw the people gathering it in their hands, some gathering much and some
a little. And behold, there was a rope extending from the earth to the sky, and I saw that you (the
Prophet) held it and went up, and then another man held it and went up and (after that) another (third)
held it and went up, and then after another (fourth) man held it, but it broke and then got connected
again." Abu Bakr said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Let my father be sacrificed for you! Allow me to interpret
this dream." The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "Interpret it." Abu Bakr said, "The cloud with shade symbolizes
Islam, and the butter and honey dropping from it, symbolizes the Quran, its sweetness dropping and
some people learning much of the Quran and some a little. The rope which is extended from the sky
to the earth is the Truth which you (the Prophet) are following. You follow it and Allah will raise you
high with it, and then another man will follow it and will rise up with it and another person will follow
it and then another man will follow it but it will break and then it will be connected for him and he
will rise up with it. O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Let my father be sacrificed for you! Am I right or wrong?" The
Prophet replied, "You are right in some of it and wrong in some." Abu Bakr said, "O Allah's Prophet!
By Allah, you must tell me in what I was wrong." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not swear."