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ʿAbdullāh ibn Salām رضي الله عنه
عبد الله بن سلام
A companion whose dream the Prophet ﷺ interpreted as remaining Muslim until his death.
The Prophet ﷺ explained his dream
His standing in the sources
- He recounted a dream in which he climbed a pillar in a garden and held firmly to a handhold. The Prophet ﷺ explained the garden as Islam and told him he would remain Muslim until his death.
Connected lives
- Ḥamzah ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib رضي الله عنه
Also in the companions collection.
- Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه aṣ-Ṣiddīq
Also in the companions collection.
- ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه
Also in the companions collection.
- ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib رضي الله عنه
Also in the companions collection.
Sources and accounts
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ʿAbdullāh ibn Salām رضي الله عنه
The Prophet ﷺ explained his dream
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3813He recounted a dream in which he climbed a pillar in a garden and held firmly to a handhold. The Prophet ﷺ explained the garden as Islam and told him he would remain Muslim until his death.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3813Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3813; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3813