Some of the Dreams that Were Interpreted by the Prophet (Peace be upon him) or One of the Companions, With Evidence for Some of the Principles of Dream Interpretation

It was narrated that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "Whilst I was sleeping, I saw the people being shown to me and they were wearing garments, some of which came down to the chest and some came lower than that. 'Umar ibn Al-Khattaab passed by and he was wearing a garment that was dragging." They said: How did you interpret that, O Messenger of Allah? He said: "Religious commitment." Abu Bakr (May Allah be please with him) said: I dreamt I saw two brand marks on my chest. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "You will be in charge of the people for two years." Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be please with him) saw himsel f eating dates and the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said to him: " That is the sweetness of faith." A man came to him and said: O Messenger of Allah, I dreamt I saw a green meadow in which food was spread out and a Minbar with seven steps was set up, and I saw you ascending to the seventh step, and calling people to the food. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: " As for the green meadow, it is Paradise; the food is Islam and the Minbar with seven steps on which I had ascended to the seventh is this world w hich will last for seven thousand years of which six thousand have passed, and now it is the seventh. As for the call, I call the people to Paradise." Abu Bakr (May Allah be please with him) saw in a dream on his way to Makkah that the Prophet * approached Makkah with his Companions, and a bitch came out to them waving her tail; when they got close to her, she fell on her back, dripping with milk. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: " Their hostility has gone and the milk of kindness may be expected from them. They are asking by virtue of ties of kinship for (reconciliation) and for you to meet with some of them. If you meet Abu Sufyaan ibn Harb, do not kill him." A man came to him and said : O Messenger of Allah, I saw myself acquiring twenty four Dinars, then I lost them all and I could only find four of them. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said to him: " You have forsaken the jamaa'ah and are praying alone." The Prophet (Peace be upon him) saw [in a dream] that he had two bangles of gold on his arm and they bothered him, then Allah revealed to him in his dream that he should blow on them, so he blew on them and they flew away. He interpreted them as referring to two liars who would emer ge after he was gone. Al - 'Ansi emerged in San'aa' and Musaylimah in Al - Yamaamah. ' Abd - Allah ibn Salaam narrated that [he dreamt] he was holding on to a handhold of gold. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said to him: " You will not die, if Allah wills, exc ept in a state of fitrah." The Prophet (Peace be upon him) saw (in a dream) some black sheep followed by yellow sheep, until the yellow ones outnumbered the black. He said: "O Abu Bakr, how would you interpret it?" He said: "It is the Arabs who will follow you, and the non-Arabs." The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "That is how the angel interpreted it." And the Prophet (Peace be upon him) saw himself in the house of Abu Raafi'. He said: "We were brought some ibn taab dates. I interpreted it as high status in this world and a good ending in the Hereafter, and that our religion is perfected." This interpretation is based on derivation. And the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "I saw myself at a well drawing water for black sheep, then Abu Bakr took the bucket after me and drew a bucket or two, but there was some weakness in his drawing, may Allah forgive him. Then 'Umar took the bucket after him and the bucket turned into a large one in his hands, I have never seen anyone among the men who come after me so proficient in drawing water as you, O son of Al- Khattaab." The Prophet (Peace be upon him) : "I saw Abu Jahl in a dream, swearing allegiance to me." Then his son 'Ikrimah became a Muslim. This indicates that the dream may refer to someone other tha n the one seen in the dream. When the Prophet (Peace be upon him) was in Al - Taa'if, he saw a dream in which a vessel of milk was brought and placed before him, and it fell and spilled. Abu Bakr said to him: I do not think that you will get anything from Al - Taa'if this year. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: " Yes, I have received no permission concerning it." And he (Peace be upon him) saw in a dream a black woman with unkempt hair who came out of Madeenah and settled in Al - Juhfah. He interpreted tha t as referring to an epidemic in Madeenah that moved to Al - Juhfah. Abu Bakr (May Allah be please with him) said: I saw myself wearing two striped cloaks and I saw on my chest two patches of vellum; I started entering the people's toilets and stepping on their 'Awrahs. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "As for the two cloaks, they are two sons whom you will look after; the two patches are two years during which you will be in charge of the Muslims' affairs. As for your entering the people's toilets and stepping on their 'Awrahs, this refers to the disputes between the people and what answers they will give you." Umm Fadl said to him: I saw (in a dream) that part of my body had been cut off and placed in my lap. He is said to her: " You have seen someth ing good. Faatimah will give birth to a boy, if Allah wills, and he will be placed in your lap." She gave birth to Al - Husayn (May Allah be please with him) and he was placed in her lap. A Nakha'i man came to the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) acco mpanied with a delegation from Al - Nakha' and said: O Messenger of Allah, I saw that on the way, a female donkey that I left at home gave birth to a foal that was reddish black with squinting eyes. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: " Do you have a slave woman who you left at home and she is pregnant?" He said yes. He said: "She has given birth to a boy who is your son." He said: Why is he reddish black and squinty eyed? He said: "Come close to me." He came close to him and he said: "Do you have leprosy t hat you are concealing?" He said: Yes, by the One Who sent you with the truth; no one has seen it and no one knows about it. He said: "That is what it is."