It was narrated from Nafi' that Ibn 'Umar said: "I saw in a dream as if I had a piece of Istabraq in my hand, and there was no place I wanted to go to in Paradise but it flew with me to it. I told Hafsah about it, and Hafsah told the Prophet (s.a.w), and the Prophet (s.a.w) said: 'I think that 'Abdullah is a righteous man."'

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الْعَتَكِيُّ ، وَخَلَفُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ ، قَالَ أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : رَأَيْتُ فِي الْمَنَامِ كَأَنَّ فِي يَدِي قِطْعَةَ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ ، وَلَيْسَ مَكَانٌ أُرِيدُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ إِلاَّ طَارَتْ إِلَيْهِ ، قَالَ فَقَصَصْتُهُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ ، فَقَصَّتْهُ حَفْصَةُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَرَى عَبْدَ اللهِ رَجُلاً صَالِحًا.

It was narrated from Salim that Ibn 'Umar said: "During the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) ' if a man saw a dream he would tell it to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). I wished that I could see a dream and tell it to the Prophet (s.a.w). I was young and unmarried, and I used to sleep in the Masjid at the time of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) - I saw myself in a dream, as if two angels took hold of me and brought me to the fire, and it was built like a well, and it had two poles like the poles of a well. In it were some people whom I recognized, and I started saying, 'I seek refuge with Allah from the Fire, I seek refuge with Allah from the Fire, I seek refuge with Allah from the Fire.' They were joined by another angel who said to me: 'Do not fear.' I told this to Hafsah, and Hafsah told it to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) ' and the Prophet (s.a.w) said: 'What a good man 'Abdullah is, if only he prayed at night.'" Salim said: "After that, 'Abdullah only slept a little at night."

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِعَبْدٍ ، قَالاَ : أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : كَانَ الرَّجُلُ فِي حَيَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، إِذَا رَأَى رُؤْيَا ، قَصَّهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَتَمَنَّيْتُ أَنْ أَرَى رُؤْيَا أَقُصُّهَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : وَكُنْتُ غُلاَمًا شَابًّا عَزَبًا ، وَكُنْتُ أَنَامُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَرَأَيْتُ فِي النَّوْمِ كَأَنَّ مَلَكَيْنِ أَخَذَانِي فَذَهَبَا بِي إِلَى النَّارِ ، فَإِذَا هِيَ مَطْوِيَّةٌ كَطَيِّ الْبِئْرِ ، وَإِذَا لَهَا قَرْنَانِ كَقَرْنَيِ الْبِئْرِ ، وَإِذَا فِيهَا نَاسٌ قَدْ عَرَفْتُهُمْ ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَقُولُ : أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ النَّارِ ، أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ النَّارِ ، أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ النَّارِ ، قَالَ فَلَقِيَهُمَا مَلَكٌ فَقَالَ لِي : لَمْ تُرَعْ ، فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَى حَفْصَةَ ، فَقَصَّتْهَا حَفْصَةُ ، عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : نِعْمَ الرَّجُلُ عَبْدُ اللهِ لَوْ كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ. قَالَ سَالِمٌ : فَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ ، بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ، لاَ يَنَامُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً.

It was narrated from Nafi' that Ibn 'Umar said: "I used to stay in the Masjid at night, and I did not have any family. I saw in a dream as if I was taken to a well..."and he narrated from the Prophet (s.a.w) a Hadith like that of Az-Zuhri, from Salim (no. 6370), from his father.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدَّارِمِيُّ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، خَتَنُ الْفِرْيَابِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْفَزَارِيِّ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ أَبِيتُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِي أَهْلٌ ، فَرَأَيْتُ فِي الْمَنَامِ كَأَنَّمَا انْطُلِقَ بِي إِلَى بِئْرٍ ، فَذَكَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ.

It was narrated from Anas, from Umm Sulaim, that she said: "O Messenger of Allah, here is your servant Anas, pray to Allah for him. He said: 'O Allah, increase his wealth and his offspring, and bless him in what You give to him."'

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، قَالاَ : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، عَنْ أُمِّ سُلَيْمٍ ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، خَادِمُكَ أَنَسٌ ، ادْعُ اللَّهَ لَهُ ، فَقَالَ : اللَّهُمَّ أَكْثِرْ مَالَهُ وَوَلَدَهُ ، وَبَارِكْ لَهُ فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَهُ.

Anas said: "My mother, Umm Anas, brought me to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and she had made me an Izar out of half of her head cover and had made the other half into a Rida'. She said: 'O Messenger of Allah, this is Unais, my son. I have brought him to you to serve you, so pray to Allah for him.' He said: 'O Allah, increase his wealth and offspring."' Anas said: "By Allah, my wealth is great and today my children and my children's children are now more than one hundred in number."

حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مَعْنٍ الرَّقَاشِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسٌ ، قَالَ: جَاءَتْ بِي أُمِّي أُمُّ أَنَسٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَقَدْ أَزَّرَتْنِي بِنِصْفِ خِمَارِهَا، وَرَدَّتْنِي بِنِصْفِهِ ، فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، هَذَا أُنَيْسٌ ابْنِي، أَتَيْتُكَ بِهِ يَخْدُمُكَ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ لَهُ، فَقَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ أَكْثِرْ مَالَهُ وَوَلَدَهُ. قَالَ أَنَسٌ: فَوَاللَّهِ إِنَّ مَالِي لَكَثِيرٌ، وَإِنَّ وَلَدِي وَوَلَدَ وَلَدِي لَيَتَعَادُّونَ عَلَى نَحْوِ الْمِئَةِ الْيَوْمَ.

Anas bin Malik said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) passed by and my mother Umm Sulaim heard his voice. She said: 'May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, 0 Messenger of Allah, (this is) Unais.' 'The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) prayed for three things for me. I have seen two of them in this world and I hope for the third in the Hereafter."

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ ، يَعْنِي ابْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنِ الْجَعْدِ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَسَمِعَتْ أُمِّي ، أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ صَوْتَهُ ، فَقَالَتْ : بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، أُنَيْسٌ ، فَدَعَا لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، ثَلاَثَ دَعَوَاتٍ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ مِنْهَا اثْنَتَيْنِ فِي الدُّنْيَا ، وَأَنَا أَرْجُو الثَّالِثَةَ فِي الآخِرَةِ.

It was narrated that Anas said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) came to me when I was playing with some other boys. He greeted us with Salam and sent me on an errand, and I was late in coming back to my mother. When I came she said: 'What kept you?' I said: 'The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) sent me on an errand.' She said: 'What errand?' I said: 'It is a secret.' She said: 'Do not tell the secret of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) to anyone."' Anas said: "By Allah, if I were to have told it to anyone, I would have told it to you, O Thabit."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، قَالَ : أَتَى عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَأَنَا أَلْعَبُ مَعَ الْغِلْمَانِ ، قَالَ : فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْنَا ، فَبَعَثَنِي إِلَى حَاجَةٍ ، فَأَبْطَأْتُ عَلَى أُمِّي ، فَلَمَّا جِئْتُ قَالَتْ : مَا حَبَسَكَ ؟ قُلْتُ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِحَاجَةٍ ، قَالَتْ : مَا حَاجَتُهُ ؟ قُلْتُ : إِنَّهَا سِرٌّ ، قَالَتْ : لاَ تُحَدِّثَنَّ بِسِرِّ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحَدًا.قَالَ أَنَسٌ : وَاللَّهِ لَوْ حَدَّثْتُ بِهِ أَحَدًا لَحَدَّثْتُكَ يَا ثَابِتُ.

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: "The Prophet of Allah (s.a.w) told me a secret, and I have not told it to anyone since. Umm Sulaim asked me about it, but I did not tell her."

حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَارِمُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : أَسَرَّ إِلَيَّ نَبِيُّ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سِرًّا ، فَمَا أَخْبَرْتُ بِهِ أَحَدًا بَعْدُ ، وَلَقَدْ سَأَلَتْنِي عَنْهُ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ فَمَا أَخْبَرْتُهَا بِهِ.

It was narrated that Qais bin 'Ubad said: "I was in Al-Madinah with some people, among whom were some Companions of the Prophet (s.a.w) 'when a man came whose face showed signs of the fear of Allah. Some of the people said: 'This man is one of the people of Paradise, this man is one of the people of Paradise.' He prayed two Rak'ah, making them short, then he went out. I followed him, and he entered his house, and I entered, and we spoke together. When he was at ease, I said to him: 'When you came in before, a man said such-and-such.' He said: 'Subhan Allah! No one should say what he does not know.' He said: 'Shall I tell you why that is? I saw a dream at the time of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) ' and I told him about it. I saw myself in a garden' - and he mentioned its vastness and richness and lushness- 'and in the middle of the garden there was a pillar of iron. Its base was in the earth and its top was in the sky, and at the top of it, there was a handhold. It was said to me: "Climb it." I said: "I cannot." Then a helper came to me and he pushed me up from behind. So I climbed until I was at the top of the pillar, and I took hold of the handhold. It was said to me: "Hold it tightly." "I woke up and it was in my hand. I told the Prophet (s.a.w) about it, and he said: 'That garden is Islam, and that pillar is the pillar of Islam, and that handhold is the most trustworthy handhold. You will remain a Muslim until you die.'" He said: "And the man was 'Abdullah bin Salam."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى الْعَنَزِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَوْنٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ عُبَادٍ ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فِي نَاسٍ ، فِيهِمْ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فِي وَجْهِهِ أَثَرٌ مِنْ خُشُوعٍ ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ : هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ، هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ، فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَتَجَوَّزُ فِيهِمَا ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ ، فَدَخَلَ مَنْزِلَهُ ، وَدَخَلْتُ ، فَتَحَدَّثْنَا ، فَلَمَّا اسْتَأْنَسَ قُلْتُ لَهُ : إِنَّكَ لَمَّا دَخَلْتَ قَبْلُ ، قَالَ رَجُلٌ كَذَا وَكَذَا ، قَالَ : سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا يَنْبَغِي لأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ مَا لاَ يَعْلَمُ ، وَسَأُحَدِّثُكَ لِمَ ذَاكَ ؟ رَأَيْتُ رُؤْيَا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ ، رَأَيْتُنِي فِي رَوْضَةٍ ، ذَكَرَ سَعَتَهَا وَعُشْبَهَا وَخُضْرَتَهَا ، وَوَسْطَ الرَّوْضَةِ عَمُودٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ ، أَسْفَلُهُ فِي الأَرْضِ ، وَأَعْلاَهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ ، فِي أَعْلاَهُ عُرْوَةٌ ، فَقِيلَ لِي : ارْقَهْ ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : لاَ أَسْتَطِيعُ ، فَجَاءَنِي مِنْصَفٌ ، قَالَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ : وَالْمِنْصَفُ الْخَادِمُ ، فَقَالَ بِثِيَابِي مِنْ خَلْفِي ، وَصَفَ أَنَّهُ رَفَعَهُ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ بِيَدِهِ ، فَرَقِيتُ حَتَّى كُنْتُ فِي أَعْلَى الْعَمُودِ ، فَأَخَذْتُ بِالْعُرْوَةِ ، فَقِيلَ لِيَ : اسْتَمْسِكْ. فَلَقَدِ اسْتَيْقَظْتُ وَإِنَّهَا لَفِي يَدِي ، فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ : تِلْكَ الرَّوْضَةُ الإِسْلاَمُ ، وَذَلِكَ الْعَمُودُ عَمُودُ الإِسْلاَمِ ، وَتِلْكَ الْعُرْوَةُ عُرْوَةُ الْوُثْقَى ، وَأَنْتَ عَلَى الإِسْلاَمِ حَتَّى تَمُوتَ. قَالَ : وَالرَّجُلُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ.

It was narrated that Muhammad bin Sirin said: "Qais bin 'Ubad said: 'I was in a circle in which Sa'd bin Malik and Ibn 'Umar were present. ’Abdullah bin Salam passed by and they said: "This man is one of the people of Paradise." I got up and said to him: "They said such-and-such." He said: "Subhan Allah! They should not say what they do not know. I saw a pillar placed in the middle of a green garden, set up there. At the top of it there was a handhold, and at the bottom of it there was a helper. It was said to me: 'Climb up.' So I climbed up until I took hold of the handhold. I told the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) about it and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "Abdullah will die when he is still holding on to the most trustworthy handhold."'

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبَّادِ بْنِ جَبَلَةَ بْنِ أَبِي رَوَّادٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَرَمِيُّ بْنُ عُمَارَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا قُرَّةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ ، قَالَ: قَالَ قَيْسُ بْنُ عُبَادٍ : كُنْتُ فِي حَلَقَةٍ فِيهَا سَعْدُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ ، وَابْنُ عُمَرَ ، فَمَرَّ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ ، فَقَالُوا : هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ، فَقُمْتُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : إِنَّهُمْ قَالُوا كَذَا وَكَذَا ، قَالَ : سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا كَانَ يَنْبَغِي لَهُمْ أَنْ يَقُولُوا مَا لَيْسَ لَهُمْ بِهِ عِلْمٌ ، إِنَّمَا رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ عَمُودًا وُضِعَ فِي رَوْضَةٍ خَضْرَاءَ ، فَنُصِبَ فِيهَا ، وَفِي رَأْسِهَا عُرْوَةٌ ، وَفِي أَسْفَلِهَا مِنْصَفٌ ، وَالْمِنْصَفُ الْوَصِيفُ ، فَقِيلَ لِيَ : ارْقَهْ ، فَرَقِيتُ حَتَّى أَخَذْتُ بِالْعُرْوَةِ ، فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : يَمُوتُ عَبْدُ اللهِ وَهُوَ آخِذٌ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَى.