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nasai-kubra:10668 – Maḥmūd b. Khālid > al-Walīd > Abū ʿAmr > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Qatādah from his father

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Righteous dreams are from Allah, and nightmares are from Satan. So, if anyone of you has a nightmare that he fears, then let him spit to his left and seek refuge in Allah from Satan, as it will not harm him." Yahya said, "Abu Salama informed me and said, 'I used to have a dream that I feared until it would make me lie down. So, I met Abu Qatadah and he informed me of this.'"  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٠٦٦٨ – أَخْبَرَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ مِنَ اللهِ وَالْحُلُمُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِذَا حَلَمَ أَحَدُكُمْ حُلُمًا يَخَافُهُ فَلْيَبْصُقْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ وَلْيَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِنَّهَا لَا تَضُرُّهُ» قَالَ يَحْيَى فَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ قَالَ إِنْ كُنْتُ لَأَحْلُمُ الْحُلُمَ أَخَافُهُ حَتَّى يُضْجِعَنِي فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا قَتَادَةَ فَحَدَّثَنِي بِهَذَا  

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bukhari:3292 – Abū al-Mughīrah > al-Awzāʿī > Yaḥyá > ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Qatādah from his father

as below. Narrated Abu Qatada: The Prophet ﷺ said, "A good dream is from Allah, and a bad or evil dream is from Satan; so if anyone of you has a bad dream of which he gets afraid, he should spit on his left side and should seek Refuge with Allah from its evil, for then it will not harm him."  

البخاري:٣٢٩٢ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَالْحُلُمُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِذَا حَلَمَ أَحَدُكُمْ حُلُمًا يَخَافُهُ فَلْيَبْصُقْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ وَلْيَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّهَا فَإِنَّهَا لاَ تَضُرُّهُ  

nasai-kubra:10667 – Isḥāq b. Manṣūr > Muḥammad b. Kathīr > al-Awzāʿī > Yaḥyá > Abū Salamah > Abū Qatādah

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ, he said, "A good dream is a glad tidings from Allah, while a bad dream is from Satan. So if anyone of you sees a bad dream which he dislikes, then he should spit on his left side three times and seek refuge in Allah from Satan, for it will not harm him." Abu Salamah said, "I used to see dreams that would make me sick, till I heard Abu Qatadah talking about the Rukyah (incantation). [Sahih al-Bukhari]  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٠٦٦٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ عَنْ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ بُشْرَى مِنَ اللهِ وَالْحُلُمُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِذَا حَلَمَ أَحَدُكُمْ حُلُمًا يَكْرَهُهُ فَلْيَتْفُلْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ ثَلَاثًا وَلْيَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِنَّهَا لَا تَضُرُّهُ» قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ إِنْ كَانَتِ الرُّؤْيَا لَتُضْجِعُنِي حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ حَدِيثَ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ