Sahih Muslim, 2268 b
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Muhammad bin Hatm bin SulaimanfromRuh bin 'Ubada bin al-'Ala'fromZakaria bin Ishaq al-MakkifromMuhammad bin Muslim bin TadrasfromJabir ibn 'Abdullah
Hadith text · Matn
مَنْ رَآنِي فِي النَّوْمِ فَقَدْ رَآنِي فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَنْبَغِي لِلشَّيْطَانِ أَنْ يَتَشَبَّهَ بِي
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English translation
Jabir b. `Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
He who saw me in a dream in fact saw me, for the satan cannot assume my form.
Original Arabic chain wording
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 42, Hadith 28
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 29, Hadith 5639 (deprecated numbering scheme)