Sacid ibn Mansur narrated that Sacid ibn al-Musayyab said: CA’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, saw in a dream as if three moons fell in her room. She told it to Abu Bakr - he was one of the best of men in interpretation - and he said, ‘If your dream is true, then three of the best people on the earth will be buried in your room.’ When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, died, he said, ‘CA’ishah, this is the best of your moons.’ He also narrated that cUmar ibn Shurahbil said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘I saw myself herding black sheep, then herding white sheep after them, until the black could not be seen among them.’ Abu Bakr said, ‘Messenger of Allah, as for the black sheep, they are the Arabs who will become Muslims in great numbers. The white sheep are the non-Arabs who will become Muslims until the Arabs cannot be seen among them because of their huge numbers.’ The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘In exactly the same way, the angel interpreted it before dawn.’ He has also narrated that Ibn Abi Layla said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘I saw myself at a well drawing water from it, and black sheep came to me to drink, then later dusty white coloured sheep.’ Abu Bakr said, ‘Let me interpret it,’ and he mentioned the like of the previous hadith.

Ibn Sacd narrated that Muhammad ibn Sirin said: The most skilled in interpretation of dreams of this ummah after its Prophet was Abu Bakr.

Ibn Sacd narrated that Ibn Shihab said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saw a dream and told it to Abu Bakr. He said, ‘I saw as if I hastened to be first, I and you, up a ladder and that I beat you by two and a half steps.’ He said, ‘Messenger of Allah, Allah will take you to His forgiveness and mercy and I will live after you for two and a half years.’ cAbd ar-Razzaq narrated in his Musannaf that Abu Qilabah narrated that a man said to Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, ‘I saw in sleep that I was urinating blood.’ He said, ‘You are a man who comes to his wife (in intercourse) while she is menstruating, so ask forgiveness of Allah and don’t do it again.’