Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: A man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: I saw a dream at night, I saw that there was a canopy, from which ghee and honey were dripping, and I saw that people were collecting it in handfuls, some taking more and some less. There was a rope, which was reaching from the earth to the sky. I saw you holding it and climbing up, then another man held it and he also climbed up, then a third man held it and he also climbed up, then a man held it but the rope broke, then it was joined again.

Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! May my parents be sacrificed for you, allow me to interpret it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (Alright) you interpret it. Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The canopy is Islam and the honey and ghee dripping from it refers to the sweetness of the Qur’an. So some people will learn more of the Qur’an and some less, and the rope reaching from the sky to the earth is the truth, upon which you are established. Allah Almighty will exalt you through it. Then a man will hold it, he will also be elevated with it, then another man will hold it, he will also be elevated with it, then a third man will hold it, then it will break. Then it will be joined, then he will be elevated with it. O Messenger of Allah! May my parents be sacrificed for you, tell me, is the interpretation I have given correct or incorrect? The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Some parts you have interpreted correctly and in some you have made a mistake. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! You will surely tell me my mistake. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Abu Bakr! Do not swear.