Dream dictionary
Destruction and breaking Dream Meaning
If a person dreams that his house is destroyed, the sick person or theold person in that place will die, or he will leave his wife or his son orhis relative, or he will lose his livelihood. Destruction or blockage of a toilet is...
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Destruction and breaking
If a person dreams that his house is destroyed, the sick person or theold person in that place will die, or he will leave his wife or his son orhis relative, or he will lose his livelihood. Destruction or blockage of a toilet is...
Possible contexts
Meaning may change by timing, feeling, people present, clarity, and whether the dream was peaceful or disturbing.
Classical meaning
If a person dreams that his house is destroyed, the sick person or theold person in that place will die, or he will leave his wife or his son orhis relative, or he will lose his livelihood. Destruction or blockage of a toilet is indicative of trouble for thepeople in that place, and of leaving or separating from wife or slavewoman, or loss of livelihood, because it is the place of relief. If its dooris broken, or its latch or lock is broken, or the nails of the door fall out,if he is a governor he will be dismissed, or he or his relative or his maleor female slave will die, or he will leave his wife or people he knowswho offered him protection and favors. It may mean that thieves willenter that place, because of the disappearance of what kept them out. A man said to me in Qafsah: I dreamt that one of the two panels ofthe door was a man who was well known, a chief, and it came off thehinges. I said to him: He will die. Destruction of prisons, places of evildoing and places of disbeliefis indicative of justice, security and goodness. By the same token,renovation of such places indicates the opposite. He said: Thedestruction of a prison may indicate that evildoers will prevail becauseof a governor who will not try to stop them. A man said: I dreamt that in my house there was a prison that hadcollapsed, and smoke came out of it. I said to him: In your house thereis a harmful animal and there is the fear that it may come out. Soon afterthat a black snake emerged from the place where it had been hiding. Another man said: I dreamt that my house was a church in whichthere were images. He said: A Christian will buy it from you; otherwisea Jew will buy it. And that is what happened. Another man dreamt that a Magian was chopped into pieces in hishouse. He said to him: There will be destroyed in your house the roomwhere fires are lit. Collapse of the roof If the roof was made of wood, that signals the death of a hypocrite.The same applies to the breaking of a tree trunk. And it was said thatit signals the death of the owner of the house. The collapse of a wall isindicative of trouble in a man’s affairs, or it was said that it indicates thediscovery of treasure, because of the story of al-Khadr (May Allah be please with him). If a person dreams that his wall falls on him, the punishment for his sins will behastened. A man dreamt that his door was destroyed. He said: You will developa physical fault. Then soon after that his teeth were broken. A man said: I dreamt that my roof disappeared. He said: Somethingwill be stolen from your door or from your storeroom, or from a nichein your house. A woman said: I dreamt that the door of my house collapsed on myson. He said: You are pregnant and the child will be stillborn. Another woman said: I dreamt that in the door of my house therewas a big hole and I was happy about it, then it stopped my husbandfrom crossing. He said to her: You fell in love with someone and it maybe a woman, as it has spoiled your husband’s position and preventedhim from reaching you. A man said: I dreamt that a spring appeared at the door of my house,and when I crossed it I got wet. He said: Your wife bleeds a great dealeven when she is not menstruating and you get contaminated with it. Another man said: I dreamt that there was a net on my door. He said:You will have a lien placed on your house. Another man said: I dreamt that the shutters of the windows of myhouse fell. He said: You will get sick and your eyelashes will fall out. Another man said: I dreamt that I was looking out of the windowsof my house, and I saw a white cloud cover the windows. He said: Youwill develop cataracts in one of your eyes which will prevent you fromseeing. Another man said: I dreamt that two springs of water were flowingfrom my eyes and tumbling into my body, and they filled my insides.He said: Your house will be breached at the door or window, and a thiefwill enter who will harm you.And it all happened like that. And Allah knows best.
Allah knows best. This is not a fatwa.
Source: Book by Ibn Sireen
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