It is narrated from Hazrat Auf bin Malik Ashja'i that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Dreams are of three types. Some dreams are from Satan to frighten, and some are matters that a person thinks about while awake, so they appear in dreams, and some dreams are the forty-sixth part of prophethood.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Dreams are of three types; some dreams are glad tidings from Allah Almighty, some dreams are thoughts from the heart, and some dreams are from Satan to frighten. When any of you sees a good dream, he should relate it if he wishes, and when he sees a disliked dream, he should not tell anyone and should stand up and offer prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Alqamah that Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that dreams are of three types: some dreams occur due to the coming of Satan, and sometimes a person talks to himself during the day and sees the same in his sleep at night, and some dreams are true dreams.

It is narrated from the wife of Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) dozed off lightly, and when he woke up, he said, "People will kill me." I said, "Never, O Commander of the Faithful!" He said, "I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and Hazrat Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), and they were saying, 'Break your fast with us tonight,' or he said, 'You will break your fast with us tonight.'"

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was addressing the people in the morning and said: "Last night I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in a dream. He said: 'O Uthman! Break your fast with us.' You had kept a fast, and on that very day you were martyred."

Muhammad, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates from Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: I like chains on the feet in dreams and dislike collars around the neck, because chains are a sign of steadfastness in religion, and Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, said that milk in a dream is nature (fitrah).

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: I saw myself in a dream on a mound, and many cows were being slaughtered around me. Hazrat Masruq said: If you have the strength to not be that (i.e., among those cows), then surely do so. But Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) became involved in it. May Allah have mercy on her.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), daughter of Talha (may Allah be pleased with her), narrates from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), the Mother of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with her), that she killed a snake. Then, in a dream, it was said to her, "By Allah, you have killed a Muslim." She replied, "Then why did it enter the chambers of the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" It was said to her that it only comes to you when you are in your clothes. So she woke up in fear and ordered twelve thousand (coins) to be spent in the way of Allah.

Hazrat Ammarah bin Khuzaymah bin Thabit narrates from his father that he saw in a dream that he was prostrating on the blessed forehead of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. So he related this dream to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. The Prophet said: "Indeed, the soul certainly meets the soul," or he said, "The soul meets the soul." Yazid, the narrator, is in doubt. Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, lowered his head and ordered him to prostrate. So he prostrated on the blessed forehead of the Prophet from behind him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Ibn Zaid (may Allah have mercy on him), and Abu Imran Jouni (may Allah have mercy on him) that Hazrat Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him): I saw in a dream that I was twisting a rope and after twisting it, I placed it by my side, and small sheep were eating it. Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You will marry a woman who has a son, and she will consume your wealth. He said: I saw a bull coming out of a hole, but then it could not go back into it. Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: This is a big word that comes out of a man's mouth, but he does not have the power to take it back. He said: I saw as if it was being said that Dajjal is emerging, so I began to hide behind walls. Suddenly, I saw behind me that the earth had split open for me, so I entered into it. Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You will face difficulties in your religion, and Dajjal will soon appear after you.