Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3918

What is Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3918?

Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3918 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 37: Interpretation of Dreams. This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 3918
Chapter
37: Interpretation of Dreams
Narrator in the source
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas رضی اللہ عنہما said
Compiler
Imam Ibn Majah
Displayed grading
Sahih
Hadith 3918
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ كَاسِبٍ الْمَدَنِيُّ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ 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 اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا تُقْسِمْ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ .

“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 رضی اللہ عنہ 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 Qur’an with its sweetness and softness. As for the people collecting that in their palms, some learn a lot of the Qur’an 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 رضی اللہ عنہ 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.”*

— It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas رضی اللہ عنہما said

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Collection: Sunan Ibn Majah. Compiler: Imam Ibn Majah. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 3918.

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