At a glance
The story
Al-Muwatta relates from Anas ibn Malik (may God be pleased with him) that the Messenger of God ﷺ said: the good dream of a righteous man is a forty-sixth part of prophethood. From Ata ibn Yasar that the Messenger of God said: nothing remains of prophethood after me but the glad tidings. They asked: what are the glad tidings, Messenger of God? He said: the good dream which a righteous man sees or which is seen for him, a forty-sixth part of prophethood. From Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him) that the Messenger of God, when he finished the dawn prayer, would say: did any of you see a dream last night? And he would say: nothing remains of prophethood after me but the good dream 1 Muwatta 2746 Muwatta 2749 Muwatta 2748.
The meaning
These texts belong to the chapters of dreams in the Muwatta; they hold that the good dream is a remnant of prophethood after revelation ceased, which is why it was counted among the glad tidings 1.
Notes
Gathers several reports on one chapter; this browser shows it in the dreams section 1.
Connections
People and things also explored
Dreams (ahlam)· The dream (ru'ya): its standing, its interpretation and the rules of telling it· Muwatta, Book of Miscellaneous (al-jami')· Malik ibn Anas· Muwatta 2746· Muwatta 2748· Abu Hurayra· Ibn Umar's silk thread in the dream and the Prophet's praise
Sources
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf)
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islam.museum contributors. “The good dream: a forty-sixth part of prophethood”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/good-dream-a-forty-sixth-of-prophethood/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-11.
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