WE RELATE FROM the Ṣaḥīḥ of al-Bukhārī, from Abū Sa‘īd al-Khudrī 
who reported that he heard the Prophet 
say: “If any of you sees something that he likes in a dream, it can only be from Allah 
, so let him praise Allah for it and let him tell people about it.” According to another report he said: “So he should not speak about it except to those whom he loves, and if he sees something that he does not like, it can only be from Shayṭān, so let him seek protection from his evil. He should not mention it to anyone, and then it will not harm him.” [1].
who reported that he heard the Prophet say: “If any of you sees something that he likes in a dream, it can only be from Allah , so let him praise Allah for it and let him tell people about it.” According to another report he said: “So he should not speak about it except to those whom he loves, and if he sees something that he does not like, it can only be from Shayṭān, so let him seek protection from his evil. He should not mention it to anyone, and then it will not harm him.” [1].And we relate from the Ṣaḥīḥs of al-Bukhārī and Muslim, from Abū Qatādah that the Messenger of Allah said: “A pious dream”—and according to another report, “A good dream”—“is from Allah, and a nightmare is from Shayṭān. So whoever sees something that he dislikes should spit thrice to his left and seek protection from Shayṭān, and then he will not harm him.” [2].Another version states fa-l-yabṣuq instead of fa-l-yanfuth. The plainest meaning is that it is nafath, which means ‘light puffs of breath without spittle’.
that the Messenger of Allah said: “A pious dream”—and according to another report, “A good dream”—“is from Allah, and a nightmare is from Shayṭān. So whoever sees something that he dislikes should spit thrice to his left and seek protection from Shayṭān, and then he will not harm him.” [2].Another version states fa-l-yabṣuq instead of fa-l-yanfuth. The plainest meaning is that it is nafath, which means ‘light puffs of breath without spittle’.We relate in the Ṣaḥīḥ of Muslim from Jābir , who narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: “If any of you sees in a dream something that he dislikes, he should spit thrice to his left and seek protection from Shayṭān, and then turn away from the side that he was lying on.” [3].
, who narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: “If any of you sees in a dream something that he dislikes, he should spit thrice to his left and seek protection from Shayṭān, and then turn away from the side that he was lying on.” [3].At-Tirmidhī relates the narration of Abū Hurayrah , who related that the Messenger of Allah said: “If any one of you has a dream that he dislikes, he should not speak about it to anyone; and he should get up and perform ṣalāh.” [4].
, who related that the Messenger of Allah said: “If any one of you has a dream that he dislikes, he should not speak about it to anyone; and he should get up and perform ṣalāh.” [4].We relate in the book of Ibn as-Sunnī that he said: “If any one of you has a dream that he dislikes, he should spit thrice towards his left and then say: O Allah, I seek Your protection from the works of Shayṭān and from bad dreams, and no ill will come of it.” [5].
said: “If any one of you has a dream that he dislikes, he should spit thrice towards his left and then say: O Allah, I seek Your protection from the works of Shayṭān and from bad dreams, and no ill will come of it.” [5].
Allāhumma innī a‘ūdhu bika min ‘amali-sh-Shayṭāni wa sayyi’āti-l-aḥlām.
References
[1] Al-Bukhārī (6985)
[2] Al-Bukhārī (5747) and Muslim (2262).
[3] Muslim (2262) and Abū Dāwūd (5022).
[4] At-Tirmidhī (2292) and al-Futūḥāt (3/191). Ibn Ḥajar expresses surprise that Imam an-Nawawī only referenced this hadith to at-Tirmidhī, when it is also reported by Imam Aḥmad, al-Bukhārī, and Muslim.
[5] Ibn as-Sunnī (775) and Natā ’ ij al-afkār (207). Ibn Ḥajar mentioned that there is a break in this hadith’s chain, and one of the narrators has been abandoned (matrūk).