Question:

Did the companion Abdullah Ibn Umar dream that he would end up in hell?

Answer:

Salim reported that Abdullah Ibn Umar said: “If a man saw a dream vision in the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad (s.), he told him about it. I wished to see a dream vision so that i could tell it to the Messenger (s.) and i was a young lad. So i used to sleep in the prayer house of the messenger (s.) and then i saw in my sleep that two angels took me and brought me into the hell fire, which was bent like the arch of a well and had two points and in it were people i knew and i began to say: “I take refuge with God from the hell fire.” Another angel came upon us and said to me: “You were not overcome with fear.” Then i told Hafsah and Hafsah told the messenger (s.) and he said: “What a good man Abdullah would be if he would pray some of the night.” So after that, he did not sleep a bit of the night but a little.” [Sahih Al-Bukhari, Hadith 1070]

حدثنا عبد الله بن محمد قال حدثنا هشام قال أخبرنا معمر وحدثني محمود قال حدثنا عبد الرزاق قال أخبرنا معمر عن الزهري عن سالم عن أبيه رضي الله عنه قال كان الرجل في حياة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا رأى رؤيا قصها على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فتمنيت أن أرى رؤيا فأقصها على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وكنت غلاما شابا وكنت أنام في المسجد على عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فرأيت في النوم كأن ملكين أخذاني فذهبا بي إلى النار فإذا هي مطوية كطي البئر وإذا لها قرنان وإذا فيها أناس قد عرفتهم فجعلت أقول أعوذ بالله من النار قال فلقينا ملك آخر فقال لي لم ترع فقصصتها على حفصة فقصتها حفصة على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال نعم الرجل عبد الله لو كان يصلي من الليل فكان بعد لا ينام من الليل إلا قليلا

Comment:

Apparently, no one is surprised that a companion goes to hell.