At a glance
The story
Al-Muwatta relates from Yahya ibn Sa'id that Aisha said: I saw three moons fall into my chamber, and I related my dream to Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may God be pleased with him). When the Prophet died and was buried in her house, Abu Bakr said to her: this is one of your moons, and the best of them. The muhaqqiq notes a variant reads in my chamber 1 Muwatta 623.
The meaning
In this report the dream can match reality years later; Aisha's dream came true with the Prophet's death and burial in her chamber, and Abu Bakr's interpretation that he was the best of her moons 1.
Notes
Among the texts of dreams in the Muwatta; this browser shows it in the dreams section 1.
Connections
- Related to
- Aisha bint Abi Bakr· Abu Bakr al-Siddiq· Muhammad· Dreams (ahlam)· Muwatta 623
People and things also explored
Muwatta 623· Aisha bint Abi Bakr· The Incident of the Slander (Hadith al-Ifk)· Osalli Alayh: I Invoke Blessings on Him (television programme)· Abu Bakr leads the prayers during the final illness· The burial of the Prophet· The death of the Prophet· The Farewell Pilgrimage
Sources
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf)
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islam.museum contributors. “Aisha's dream: three moons fell into her chamber”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/aishas-dream-of-three-moons/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-11.
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