HADITHS OF THE DAY

Etiquettes of dreams

Hadith 1

 

Abu Qatada reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: 

The good vision are from Allah and the evil dreams are from the satan. If one sees a dream which one does not like, one should spit on one's left side and seek the refuge of Allah from the satan; it will not do one any harm, and one should not disclose it to anyone and if one sees a good vision one should feel pleased but should not disclose it to anyone but whom one loves. 

Sahih Muslim, 2261 f

In-Book Reference: Book 42, Hadith 6

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 29, Hadith 5618 (deprecated numbering scheme) 

Hadith 2

 

Abu Salama reported: 

I used to see (such horrible dreams) that I fell ill. I saw Abu Qatada who also said: I used to see dreams which made me sick until I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Good dreams are from Allah, so if any one of you sees which he likes he should not disclose it to one but whom he loves, but if he sees something which he does not like he should spit on his left side thrice and seek refuge with Allah from the mischief of the Satan and its mischief (i.e. of the dream), and he should not relate it to anyone, then it would not harm him. 

Sahih Muslim, 2261 g

In-Book Reference: Book 42, Hadith 7

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 29, Hadith 5619 (deprecated numbering scheme) 

Hadith 3

 Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: 

If anyone sees a dream which he does not like, he should spit on his left side three times, and seek refuge with Allah from the Satan three times, and let him turn over from the side on which he was sleeping. 

Sahih Muslim, 2262

In-Book Reference: Book 42, Hadith 8

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 29, Hadith 5620 (deprecated numbering scheme)