ShaykhShihaab-ud-Deen in Dream Islam

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said to him: You will lose your servant who poursdrinks. Another man dreamt that and he said: Your slave or mount willdisappear. And that is what happened. Heel The heel signifies a child. If it is broken, the child may die, or thedreamer may die or be affected by worry. Toes The toes are indicative of a slave or mount or of the same as that which is indicated by the fingers, because the feet cannot be soundwithout them. If they are cut off, that signifies the same as if the fingersare cut off. One of them said: The toes signify the children of the personindicated by the feet. If a person dreams that some of his toes climbed up to heaven, someof his slave men or women will die. A man said: I dreamt that I was eating my toes. He said: Yourlivelihood comes from travelling and you feed on plants that are stillin the earth. Another man dreamt that and added that they had eyes. He said: Youeat snakes whose heads are always in the ground. Feet The feet indicate the same as the thighs and lower legs. If the footis cut off, that signifies the death of a sick person, the corruption of onewho had repented, the repentance of an evildoer, delays for a traveller,becoming Muslim for a Kaafir and dismissal for a governor. The point is that in each of these cases, the person stops what he wasfollowing, whether it was good or bad. If both feet are cut off, for the rich man it signifies poverty and forthe poor man it signifies independence of means without any need towork. It also indicates that the witness is of bad character and that ascholar or worshipper is going astray. If the feet look good, it indicatesthe opposite of all that. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said: On that basis Iinterpreted many dreams involving feet and it never turned out to bewrong. Growth of hair on the lower legs and feet is indicative of overwhelmingdebt. A man said to Ibn Sireen: I dreamt that there was a lot of hair on a man’s lower legs. He said: He will accumulate a great deal of debt and will die in prison. He said: I dreamt that and I said: Inna Lillaahi wa inna ilayhi raaji’oon (verily, to Allah we belong and unto Him is our return), then he died in prison, owing forty thousand Dirhams, but a man paid it off on his behalf after he died. Growth of hair on the body is indicative of marriage for one whois single and of pregnancy for one who is married; for the one whosewife is pregnant, it signifies a boy. If people see it on a woman, that isindicative of trouble and infamy. Growth of hair on the mouth in wintersignifies clothing, benefit and relief from hardship or sickness; if thatoccurs in summer or to a sick person is sick with a high temperature,it signifies distress, debts and lengthy sickness. Disappearance of suchhair indicates the opposite of that. White hair on the body signifies loss for a rich man; for a poor manit signifies a debt that he cannot pay. If he dreams that the hair on his body turns into living creatures, itindicates that he will encounter hardship. Growth of hair on the palm indicates that someone is betraying himwith regard to his children, because the palm of the hand is warm andmoist, like the private parts, which is why man initiates intimacy byusing the hand. If he dreams that hair grows on the back of his hand, hewill die and grass will grow on his grave. Boils, Scabies, Leprosy, and Other Skin Diseases These are indicative of benefits and passing troubles, because thebad humours come out of the body and take pain with them. If that ison the face or neck, or if it issues a putrid liquid, or contaminates theclothing, that is indicative of debts, worries and impugning of honor,because people are very much put off by that. A man dreamt that he had leprosy. Ibn Sireen said: You are a man towhom something bad was attributed but you are innocent of it. If he dreams that he becomes leprous whilst praying, his dreamindicates that he is going to forget the Holy Qur’an. A man said: I dreamt that I got scabies from behind. Shaykh Shihaabud-Deen said to him: There will be some stories and you will be afraidto hear them. And that is what happened. Another man dreamt that and he said: Your honour will be impugned. And that happened. Another man said: I dreamt that there was scabies between myhands and something came and snatched it. He said: You were carryingsomething on your back, and someone came and snatched it. He said:That’s right. Another man said: I dreamt that I was treating boils for people andtaking good water out of them. He said: You make rosewater and thelike in glass bottles. He said: That’s right. Another man said: I dreamt that I saw women who had boils or largeabscesses on them, and I was washing them with dust. He said: Youhave a garden in which there are bitter orange and pomegranate trees,and you are in charge of watering and tending it, because women of thetype described are like trees and the abscesses and boils represent thefruits mentioned. He said: You are right. Another man said: I dreamt that I killed a woman and she had bigabscesses on her body. He said: You cut down a tree in which there wasfruit. Another man said: I dreamt that I was taking flesh and boils frompeople and feeding the flesh of each to another. He said: You speakabout the honour of one man to another. Another man dreamt that and he said: You take from the wealth ofone and add it to the wealth of another. Another man said: I dreamt that I was drinking what is in people’sboils. He said: You are a cupper and you suck the cups. Fatness Some of them said that fatness and strength in the body are indicativeof physical strength, especially for the ruler. In my opinion, this is indicative of excessive wealth and beingpreoccupied with enjoying oneself, and it is indicative of ignorance,because a scholar is not supposed to be fat. Excessive fatness mayindicate that one is near death. Freckles Freckles on the face are indicative of a lot of sin. Hunchback One of them said that if a person dreams that he is a hunchback, hewill acquire a great deal of wealth, power and great support from hisrelatives, because the hunchback strengthen the back and it is somethingextra in the body, so it is indicative of wealth. If the dreamer is qualifiedto hold a position of authority, then he will become strong with wealthand power. In my opinion, the dreamer may be doing alchemy, because thepeople call the one who is involved in alchemy a hunchback. Hernia One of them said that if a person dreams that he has a hernia, he willget some money and it will be safe from his enemies. What Comes Out ofthe Son of Adam This has been discussed above. Milk Milk in the breasts signifies wealth; if the milk comes out of thebreasts, it signifies abundant wealth. If a woman who has no milkdreams that she is breastfeeding a boy or a man or a woman who isknown, all doors of goodness will be closed to them. One of them said:This is because the milk of this woman is of no value, so offering itto others indicates that she is of little use and these people’s need forsomething of that nature indicates that they are of little use too. Al-Karmaani said: Breastfeeding after weaning is indicative ofprison. Tears Cold tears are indicative of relief and hot tears are indicative of grief,because it is said that tears of joy are cold and tears of sorrow are hot. If a person dreams that there are tears on his cheek but he did not seehimself weeping, his lineage will be slandered as it is said, but I do notknow why that is said. If he dreams that his eyes filled with tears butnothing flows, he will accumulate wealth. If they fall down his face, hewill spend willingly from that wealth. If he dreams that tears come out of his right eye and enter his lefteye, his son will have relations with his daughter, because the right eyesignifies a son and the left eye signifies a daughter, and the water of hisson entered his daughter. It is narrated that one of the kings had a dream interpreter whom heloved and liked what he said. The vizier was jealous of him and said to the king one day: This man is a liar. I will fabricate a dream for himand if he interprets it, you will know that what I am saying is right. Sothe king summoned the dream interpreter and the vizier said to him: Idreamt that my right eye jumped on my left eye and put it out. He said: Your son took the virginity of your daughter. He said: You are lying; Idid not dream anything. The king thought that what the vizier said wascorrect, but the dream interpreter said to him: Go and ask about this. So he asked about it and found that it was true. The dream interpretersaid: You saw that but you were caused to forget it, then when you tookthis stance against me, Allah caused you to remember the dream so thatyour transgression would become evident to the king. Blood Blood signifies wealth because the soundness of the body is relatedto blood and wealth is also essential to physical well-being. If bloodcomes out of a person (in the dream), while he is healthy he will spendmoney. If he gives it willingly, then he will be spending it on somethingthat benefits him, otherwise he will not. If he dreams that he was sick and that happened in the summertime,then he will spend his wealth on something beneficial. But if thathappened in the wintertime, that signifies something bad, becausebodies need blood in winter. If blood came out of him at a time of waror when travelling, he will be wounded or attacked by bandits. If blood comes out as the result of cupping, phlebotomy, an incisionin the nose or as the result of a nosebleed, for a sick person for whom thatis beneficial it is indicative of recovery. It is also indicative of payingoff debts and relief from trouble. For one for whom it is not beneficial,it signifies lengthy sickness, death, loss of wealth or trouble. Some of them said: A nosebleed signifies finding treasure. If a persondreams that he had a nosebleed in the street, he will pay the Zakaah ofhis wealth. If it comes out of themouth and is a good color, that isindicative of a child. If he dreams that it flows into a vessel, the childwill live, but if it flows onto the ground, he will die quickly. A man dreamt that blood came out of his eyes. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said to him: You will leave the one whom you love and you will weep a great deal for him. Another man said: I dreamt that I was treated with cupping on mytongue. He said: A contract that is binding on you will be written on thebasis of what you said. Another man said: I dreamt that cupping cups were placed on myarm. He said: You will have an outbreak of boils. Another man said: I dreamt that I made incisions on people’s ears. He said: You make people hear bad things from you. Stools and Urine He said: All of that is indicative of relief and goodness. If it is morethan usual, or if he gets contaminated with it or it has a bad smell or itflows when people are looking at him, and he is one of those for whomthat is not befitting, that is indicative of trouble and scandal, because itlooks and smells bad and people are put off by it. He said: Urine is less serious than stools, because some peopleurinate in the streets and among people and do not feel shame, butdefecating is not done in such situations except by one who has nomanners whatsoever. The basic principle is that it signifies Haraam wealth. So if a persondreams that he is eating stools or drinking urine, he is consumingHaraam wealth and will go through hardship, because no one resorts tothat except at a time of hardship. For a traveller, a lot of stool indicates that he will be attacked bybandits. For one who is not travelling, that indicates a kind of gainingauthority. If a person dreams that he relieved himself in an appropriate place,he will spend his wealth on physical pleasure. If he relieves himselfin an unknown place, he will spend Haraam wealth willingly withoutgetting any praise or any reward. What I experienced is that if a person has a need and dreams thathe defecated, he will get what he needed, because if a man wants todefecate he says to his companion: I am going to meet a need. If hedreams that he sat down but could not do that, he will not find anyoneto help him and his need will not be met. If he dreams that he relievedhimself on his clothes or on himself, he will commit an immoral action. If he dreams that he relieved himself on his pants, he will get angry withhis wife. If he dreams that he relieved himself in a place and covered itwith dust, he will bury some wealth. If he relieves himself on his bed, itmay indicate that he will get sick, because no one does that except onewho was unable to get up. If he dreams that he urinates in a place forurination and passed a lot of water, he will lose money if he is rich andhe will get relief if he is poor. If he dreams that he urinated and someone else urinated with him,and that their urine got mixed, there will be some connection betweenthem. If he dreams that he urinated in an unknown place, he will marrya woman from that place. If he dreams that he urinated on trade goods,he will incur losses in them. If a woman dreams that she urinates a great deal, that indicates thatshe desires men. If a person urinates milk, he is neglecting the Fitrah. Ifhe urinates blood, he will have intercourse with a menstruating womanand if the dreamer is a pregnant woman, she will miscarry, because thechild has become an ‘Alaqah (clot of blood) after being a Mudghah(lump of chewed flesh). If the blood burns his penis and causes himpain, he will have intercourse with a divorced woman or with a womanwho is his Mahram, without realising it. If a man or a woman dreams of Istihaadah (non-menstrual vaginalbleeding) he or she will fall into sin and persist in it. If the dreamerurinates saffron, a sickly child will be born to him. If he urinatessafflower, he will spend his wealth extravagantly. If he urinates dustor mud, he is a man who does not do Wudoo’ properly and does notkeep his Wudoo’. In my view, he will get pain in his testicles. If heurinates fire, a child of power and authority will be born to him. If heurinates stool, he will commit an immoral action (anal intercourse) withhis wife. If vomit comes out of his penis, an illegitimate child will be born to him. If a cat comes out of it, a thief will be born to him. If a carnivore comes out of it, a child who is a wrongdoer will be born to hi m. A man said: I dreamt that I was urinating into my mouth and it was falling on the people. He said: You talk about people’s honor. Another man said: I dreamt that people were urinating into a vesseland I took it and guarded it and drank from it. He said: You will becomea doctor and you will examine vessels and eat from the fees that youcharge for that. Another man said: I dreamt that I was defecating a great deal and Ifelt relief. He said: You will be happy at the release of a prisoner. Another man said: I dreamt that I urinated a great deal withoutgetting tired, and I found relief in that. He said: You will be healed fromdropsy that you are suffering. And he was healed.

Allah knows best. This is not a fatwa.