Category: etiquette

Guidance from the Prophet (ﷺ) on Dreams

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al–Khudri (رضي الله عنه):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“If anyone of you sees a dream that he likes, then it is from Allah, and he should thank Allah for it and narrate it to others; but if he sees something else, i.e., a dream that he dislikes, then it is from Satan, and he should seek refuge with Allah from its evil, and he should not mention it to anybody, for it will not harm him.”
— Sahih Bukhari

Narrated Abu Qatada (رضي الله عنه):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“A good dream that comes true is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan. So if anyone of you sees a bad dream, he should seek refuge with Allah from Satan and should spit on the left, for the bad dream will not harm him.”
— Sahih Bukhari

Jabir (رضي الله عنه) 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, seek refuge with Allah from Satan three times, and turn over from the side on which he was sleeping.”
— Sahih Muslim

Protective Remembrance Before Sleep

Abdullah Bin ‘Amr (رضي الله عنه) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) taught the sahabah to say the following words before going to bed if they feared something:

Arabic:

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ غَضَبِهِ وَعِقَابِهِ، وَشَرِّ عِبَادِهِ، وَمِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَأَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ

Transliteration:

‘A’udhu bikalimaatil-laahit-taammaati min ghadhabihi wa ‘iqaabihi, wa sharri ‘ibaadihi, wa min hamazaatish-shayaateeni wa ‘an yahdhuroon.

Translation:

“I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from His anger and His punishment, from the evil of His slaves, and from the taunts of devils and from their presence.”
— Recorded by Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, and others. Verified as hasan by al-Albani (as-Sahihah no. 264)

Protection Against Powerful Jinn

From Khaalid ibn al–Waleed (رضي الله عنه):
He complained to the Prophet (ﷺ), saying: “I feel some fear at night.” The Prophet (ﷺ) responded:

“Should I not teach you some words which Jibreel (عليه السلام) taught me when I faced a powerful [Ifreet] Jinn plotting against me? Say:”

Arabic:

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ الَّتِي لَا يُجَاوِزُهُنَّ بَرٌّ وَلَا فَاجِرٌ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا ذَرَأَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا، وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتَنِ اللَّيْلِ وَفِتَنِ النَّهَار، وَمِنْ شَرِّ طَوَارِقِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ إِلَّا طَارِقًا يَطْرُقُ بِخَيْرٍ يَا رَحْمَانُ

Transliteration:

A’udhu bi-kalimaatillaahit-Taammaatillati laa yujaawizuhunna barrun wa laa faajirun min sharri maa yanzilu minas-samaa‘i wa maa ya’ruju feehaa, Wa min sharri maa dhara‘a fil-ardi wa maa yakhruju minhaa, Wa min sharri fitanil-layli wa fitanin-nahaari, Wa min sharri tawaariqil-layli wan-nahaari illaa taariqan yatruqu bi khairin, Yaa Rahmaan!

Translation:

“I seek refuge in the Most Perfect Words of Allah, which no righteous or evil person can pass from the evil that comes down from the sky and ascends it; and from the evil that is sowed in the earth and the evil that comes out from it; and from the evil of the tribulations of the night and the tribulations of the day; and from the evil of all those who come knocking during the night and day—except someone who comes knocking with good, O Most Merciful One!”
— Recorded by at-Tabarani in al-Kabeer (3838). See as-Saheehah 2738

Note: It is important to make these precautions and remembrances part of our daily lives. Doing so provides a blissful night and contributes greatly to one’s good deeds, in shaa Allah.

May Allah ﷻ grant us a good night’s rest and protect us from all evil.

Aameen!