Bad Dreams

Here is a Hasan (Good) hadeeth where our A’immah (عليه السلام) have told us what to do and say when we have a bad dream, which happens to all of us.

(Taken from my personal copy of Al-Kaafi, vol. 8, pg. 123, hadeeth # 106)

عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ إِذَا رَأَى الرَّجُلُ مَا يَكْرَهُ فِي مَنَامِهِ فَلْيَتَحَوَّلْ عَنْ شِقِّهِ الَّذِي كَانَ عَلَيْهِ نَائِماً وَ لْيَقُلْ

From Mu`aawiyah bin `Ammaar from Abee `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) said: “When a man sees what he dislikes in a dream, he should change from his position which he was sleeping (previously). And he (should) say:

إِنَّمَا النَّجْوى‏ مِنَ الشَّيْطانِ لِيَحْزُنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ لَيْسَ بِضارِّهِمْ شَيْئاً إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ

‘Verily, secrets are from ShayTaan (Satan) to sadden those who believe. He cannot harm them except by the permission of Allaah’. [Soorah Al-Mujaadilah (58):Verse 10]

ثُمَّ لْيَقُلْ عُذْتُ بِمَا عَاذَتْ بِهِ مَلَائِكَةُ اللَّهِ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ وَ أَنْبِيَاؤُهُ الْمُرْسَلُونَ وَ عِبَادُهُ الصَّالِحُونَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا رَأَيْتُ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ

Then he (should) say: ‘I seek protection by which the close angels of Allaah, the prophets, the messengers and His righteous servants seek protection from evil of what I have seen and from the evil of ShayTaan, the accursed’”

Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 8, pg. 142, hadeeth # 106

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is Hasan (Good)
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 25, pg. 341

Breakdown of the isnaad (chain of narrators):

علي بن إبراهيم (`Alee bin Ibraaheem Al-Qumi) is thiqah (trustworthy) according to:

1.     Al-Najaashee, Rijaal, pg. 260, person # 680

2.     Ibn Dawood, Rijaal, pg. 237, person # 998

3.     Al-Hillee, Al-KhulaaSah, pg. 100, person # 45

أبيه (Ibraaheem bin Haashim Al-Qummee) is praised / thiqah according to:

1.     Al-Najaashee, Rijaal, pg. 16, person # 18

2.     Al-Toosi, Al-Fihrist, pg. 12, person # 6

3.     Ibn Dawood, Rijaal, pg. 20, person # 43

4.     Al-Hillee, Al-KhulaaSah, pg. 5, person # 9

ابن أبي عمير (Muhammad bin Abee `Umayr) is thiqah (trustworthy) according to:

1.     Al-Najaashee, Rijaal, pg. 326, person # 887

2.     Al-Toosi, Al-Fihrist, pg. 404, person # 618

3.     Al-Toosi, Rijaal, pg. 265, person # 5413

4.     Ibn Dawood, Rijaal, pg. 277, person # 1250

5.     Al-Hillee, Al-KhulaaSah, pg. 140, person # 16

مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ (Mu`aawiyah bin `Ammaar) is thiqah (trustworthy) according to:

1.     Al-Najaashee, Rijaal, pg. 411, person # 1096

2.     Ibn Dawood, Rijaal, pg. 350, person # 1557

3.     Al-Hillee, Al-KhulaaSah, pg. 166, person # 1