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Forty Illnesses and Their Cures

Chapter 26 of 42

25. Bad Dreams

25. Bad Dreams

عن ابى قتادة سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏ الرُّؤْيَا مِنَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحُلْمُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ، فَإِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمْ شَيْئًا يَكْرَهُهُ فَلْيَنْفِثْ حِينَ يَسْتَيْقِظُ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَيَتَعَوَّذْ مِنْ شَرِّهَا، فَإِنَّهَا لاَ تَضُرُّهُ ‏"

Narrated Abu Qatada: I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, "A good dream is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan. So, if anyone of you sees (in a dream) something he dislikes, when he gets up, he should blow thrice (on his left side) and seek refuge with Allah from its evil for then it will not harm him."

  • Illness: Bad Dreams
  • Cure: When you get up, blow thrice (on the left side) and seek refuge with Allah from its evil
  • Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5747