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I saw in my dream that I was using a tooth-stick when two men came to me, one of them older than the other. I gave the tooth-stick to the younger one, but I was told to give it to the older one first, so I did

Authentic hadithAl-Bukhari as Mu‘allaq/hanging, with a decisive form - Narrated by MuslimHadeethEnc #3131
Arabic hadith text

عن عبد الله بن عمر رضي الله عنهما أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- قَالَ: «أراني في المنام أَتَسَوَّكُ بِسِوَاكٍ، فجاءني رجلان، أحدهما أكبر من الآخر، فَنَاوَلْتُ السِّوَاكَ الأصغرَ، فقيل لي: كَبِّرْ، فَدَفَعْتُهُ إلى الأكبر منهما».

English translation

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I saw in my dream that I was using a tooth-stick when two men came to me, one of them older than the other. I gave the tooth-stick to the younger one, but I was told to give it to the older one first, so I did."

Explanation

Explanation of the hadith

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) saw in a dream that he was using a tooth-stick and two men came to him, one older than the other. He wanted to give it to the younger one, but it was said to him "give the older one first!". So he gave it to the older one.

Topics
ProphethoodProphet's Guidance on Purification

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