At a glance
The story
Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him) relates that the Prophet ﷺ saw in a dream that he was in Paradise, and a woman was performing wudu beside a palace; he asked: for whom is this palace? They said: for Umar. The Prophet remembered Umar's jealousy and turned away, and Umar wept saying: do you envy me, O Messenger of God? 1 Bukhari 3680. The like was told of a second dream: the Prophet saw himself drink milk until he saw the excess flowing from his fingernail, then he handed it to Umar; when asked its interpretation he said: knowledge 1 Bukhari 3681.
The meaning
In these two dreams are the merits of Umar ibn al-Khattab (may God be pleased with him): his greatness in Paradise such that the Prophet refrained from looking at his palace out of respect for his jealousy, and the honour of knowledge God poured upon his hand until it overflowed to the people 1.
Notes
Among the dream reports in the Two Sahihs concerning the Companions; the Jinn & Devils Browser shows it in the dreams section 1.
Connections
- Related to
- Muhammad· Umar ibn al-Khattab· Abu Hurayra· Dreams (ahlam)· Bukhari 3680 — Umar's palace in Paradise and his jealousy· Bukhari 3681 — The dream milk interpreted as knowledge
- Mentioned in
- Bukhari 3680 — Umar's palace in Paradise and his jealousy· Bukhari 3681 — The dream milk interpreted as knowledge
People and things also explored
Bukhari 3680 — Umar's palace in Paradise and his jealousy· Umar ibn al-Khattab· The good dream: a forty-sixth part of prophethood· Dreams (ahlam)· Muslim 8 — The Jibril hadith: Islam, iman, ihsan· Muslim 20 — I will fight whoever separates prayer from almsgiving· Muwatta 300· Medina
Sources
- Sahih al-Bukhari
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