as though my neck had been struck and my head had fallen [and rolled away], so I pursued it, caught it, and put it back?” [The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—laughed], then he said: ... and cited it. The two additions are found in Muslim’s version.
In another wording recorded by him:
“Let none of you tell others of Satan’s playing with him in his sleep.”
Abu al-Zubayr corroborated Abu Sufyan with the wording:
“If one of you has a dream, let him not tell anyone of Satan’s playing with him in the dream.”
It was reported by Muslim (7/54), Ibn Majah (3913), Ibn Hibban (6024), and Ahmad (3/350), through al-Layth ibn Sa‘d, from him.
Zakariyya ibn Ishaq also corroborated him, saying: Abu al-Zubayr narrated to us that he heard Jabir ibn ‘Abd Allah say: ... and he mentioned the story, similar to Abu Sufyan’s hadith. It includes that the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—said:
“That is from Satan. If one of you sees a dream he dislikes, let him not relate it to anyone, and let him seek Allah’s refuge from Satan.”
Ahmad reported it (3/383), and its chain of transmission is authentic according to Muslim’s conditions.
Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah also corroborated him, narrating it in abridged form from Ibn al-Zubayr. *
- “Be at ease! Rejoice, for among Allah’s blessings upon you is that no one else among the people is praying at this hour.”
It was reported by al-Bukhari (567, al-Fath), Muslim (2/117), and Abu ‘Awanah (1/363–364), from Abu Musa, who said:
My companions who had arrived with me by ship and I were staying at Baqi‘ Buṭḥān, while the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—was in Medina. Each night at the ‘Isha prayer, a group