“If any of you sees a vision he dislikes, let him spit lightly to his left three times, seek refuge in Allah from Satan three times, and then roll over onto the other side.”

51 – It is also reported that a man once related a dream to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, whereupon he said, “You have seen something good, and good shall come of it.”

In another wording he said, “Good will reach you and evil will be averted; goodness is for us, and evil is upon our enemies. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds.”

On the virtue of worshipping at night

Allah the Exalted says: “O you who are wrapped up in your mantle, stand in prayer at night, except for a little…” until His words, “The rising at night is a time when words are more upright and the soul is more collected” (Q 73:1–5). And He says, “And rise at night in voluntary prayer, so that your Lord may raise you to a praiseworthy station” (Q 17:79), and, “And during part of the night prostrate to Him and glorify Him through the long hours of the night” (Q 76:26).