Smelling a bad odor in a dream means hearing bad words, or it could mean
distress. Smelling odor that emanates from under the armpit in a dream means
headache, nasal congestions, cold, or hearing bad news, divulging secrets, dis¬
pelling rancor and jealousy, or it could mean relaxing after an exhausting
workday, contracting an eye disease, or it could mean loathsomeness. If a child
smells such an odor from under his armpit in his dream, it means that he has
reached his puberty, or it could mean an illness or an accident that could take
away his life. (Also see Cloud of smoke; Perspiration; Smell)
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Offensive odor
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Mihrab
( arb . Alcove; Niche; Prayer niche) In a dream, a prayer niche or a mihrab
represents a leader, a guide, or the Imam of a mosque. Praying at the mihrab
in a dream means glad tidings. If a woman sees herself praying at the mihrab
of a mosque in a dream, it means that she will beget a son or a daughter. In a
dream, the alcoves or shelters that poor people use for their retreats in a
mosque represent sincerity, love, devotion, remembrance of God Almighty,
standing in night prayers, and aloofness. Building a mihrab inside one’s house
in a dream means bearing male children. Otherwise, it means that such a
property will be donated by its owner for religious use. Seeing an incorrectly
positioned prayer niche in a mosque in a dream means deviation for God’s path
and erring in one’s words and actions. In a dream, a mihrab also represents
lawful sustenance or a pious wife. If one sees the prayer niche of a mosque
misdirected, or if it emits a vile odor, or if one sees the corpse of a dead animal
lying inside it in a dream, it indicates that the one who is seeing the dream is
an unbeliever, an innovator and a hypocrite.
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Cloud of smoke
(Adversities; Fight; Pollution) In a dream, seeing a cloud of heavy
smoke over a town represents a calamity from God Almighty or a harsh
punishment of a ruler. However, if one sees smoke coming out of his house in
a dream, it means that he will be defamed, or that he will be struck by a severe
illness, an injury or a fever that will result from his work or place of business.
He will then recuperate from his illness, regain the upper hand and turn things
around. If the smoke is caused by a fire or rises to spread from under a cooking
pot in a dream, it means joy after distress and prosperity after poverty. If the
smoke has no burning odor in the dream, it means an atrocity or an ugly
experience which will be followed by exposure and defamation. If one sees
himself shaded under a cloud of smoke in a dream, it means that he will suffer
from a high fever. If one suffers from the heat of smoke in a dream, it means
difficulties and distress. If one sees clouds of smoke gathering over the hills in
a dream, it means that a great scare will befall the people of that locality. If the
smoke is not caused by a fire in the dream, it represents the stationing of an
army though no war will take place. However, the impact of such fear will have
its effects on everyone. If the smoke causes harm to the people and affect their
sights or limits their vision in the dream, it means injustice, depression,
adversities, pain and suffering from a divine punishment for people’s sins.
Smoke in a dream also means news from the direction it comes from. (Also see
Smoke; Sparks)
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Water level
(Artificial lake; Farm pond; Ombrometer; Ombrograh; Pluviometer;
Rain gauge; Reservoir) The water level of an artificial lake or a reservoir in a
dream represents God’s mercy, blessings, rain, celebrations, festivals, a wed¬
ding, the pilgrimage season, a good harvest, or the governor’s mansion. Seeing
the city’s reservoir full to capacity means glad tidings and prosperity. If one
finds the water level low, and if the waterside is covered with crusts, mildew,
decay and produces a fetid odor in the dream, it means drought and adversities.
The city’s reservoir in a dream also represents its governor. Whatever condition
it portrays in the dream, be it good or bad, will be exhibited in his work. In a
dream, all gauges that are used in measuring the water level have the same
interpretation. (Also see Water)
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Gutter
(Drain pipe; Gutter of Mercy; Roof gutter) In a dream, a gutter represents
someone who is gracious from time to time. Seeing water flowing through
gutters without a rainfall in a dream means corruption, or people who are
spreading evil in that locality. Each gutter in such a dream also represents the
loss of one life. Gutters in a dream also represent servants and housekeepers
who faithfully manage their duties, or they could mean relief from distress or
pressures. A gutter in a dream also may represent a trustworthy emissary or
a reliable letter carrier. If blood flows through a gutter in a dream, then it
represents a tyrant and bloodshed that will take place in that locality. If fresh
water flows through it, and if people seem to benefit from it in the dream, then
it represents economic growth, peace, safety and tranquility. If murky water or
odorous and filthy water flows through it in a dream, it means plagues that
include ulcers, tumors and smallpox. (Also see Gutter of Mercy; Roof)
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Lamenting
(Mourning; Wailing; Yowling) Lamenting and desiring something in
a dream connotes evil. Lamentation in a dream also represents a preacher or
it could represent a putrid odor that comes from opening the door of a filthy
lavatory. Lamentation in a dream also represents dogs’yowling, drum beating,
the ringing sound of cymbals, or it could mean a wedding. Sitting in a place
where people are lamenting and mourning their dead in a dream means that an
ominous evil may take place in that locality, or perhaps it could mean separation
between families and friends. If one sees himself mourning a deceased person
in a dream, it means that harm will come to him from the descendents or family
of the departed person. Lamenting with great pain and sorrow and mourning
over a deceased person in a dream also means waking up to a great joy and
happiness. Lamenting in a dream also means adversities which are driven by
the person who is lamenting. It also means going astray, or it could denote a
flute, as the flute denotes lamenting in a dream. Lamenting in a dream also
represents the work of ignorance.
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Perspiration
(Offensive odor; Sweat) In a dream, perspiration means recovering
from an illness, or it could represent the stench of death. As for a healthy person,
perspiration means work, or a service followed by a wretched life. Perspiration
in a dream also represents the common adversities in one’s life. If one sees
himself sweating profusely in a dream, it means that he will fulfill his goals, or
satisfy his needs. Perspiration under one’s armpit that produces an offensive
odor in a dream represents an ailment or a plague. As for a governor, a merchant,
or a tradesman, such a stench in a dream means hoarding money in an ugly way.
Perspiration in a dream also means losing money, paying taxes, or toiling. (Also
see Odor; Smell)
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Armpit
(See Odor)
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Stench
(See Odor; Perspiration)
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Stink
(See Odor; Perspiration)
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Stocking
(Sock) In a dream, stockings represent wealth and prevention, as long
as they are not worn. Once seen worn in a dream, they mean business losses.
If one’s mother is alive, it means that he will migrate with her to another
country, or it could mean that she will be deprived of her son. If the socks are
new and have a clean smell in the dream, it means that one regularly pays his
due alms, that he is praised for his character and that his money will grow in
a lawful way. If his socks are old or emit bad odors in the dream, it means that
he withholds paying the obligatory alms tax, that he is uncharitable, worthy of blame and that his wealth will quickly disappear.
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Hair
In a dream, hair represents money and longevity. If a rich person ties a
strand of hair to a bun of his own in a dream, it means increase of his wealth
and growth of his business based on a business loan or a mortgage. If a poor
person sees that in a dream, it means that he will borrow money to pay for his
debts and still borrow more money to pay for his daily expenses. If one sees his
straight hair frizzed or curled in a dream, it means that he will be honored, and
if he sees his frizzed hair straight in a dream, it means that he will suffer from
humiliation or lose his rank. If one with a straight and lanky hair sees it longer
than usual in a dream, it means that money belonging to someone for whom he
works will be distributed, wasted, or lost. If one’s hair is soft and lanky but still
looks longer than usual in a dream, it means that his manager’s authority will
expand, and his interests will diversify. If a strong man or a warrior sees himself
having a bun of hair in a dream, it means protection and respect inspired by a
strong personality. Otherwise, if he is rich in the dream, a bun here means more
wealth, and if he is a poor, it represents his debts. If one’s hair looks curly in
a dream, it means that power, honor and praises will be the lot of his superior.
If a woman sees her hair straight in a dream, it denotes benefits and particularly
if she uses a hair pieces or a wig as part of her makeup. Women receive benefits
from braiding their hair in a dream and it means saving money or investing it.
Otherwise, if a poor person, or a blind person braids his or her hair in a dream,
then it means complications and difficulties, and particularly when they are
accustomed to doing so. If a sick woman sees herself braiding her hair in a
dream, it means that she will die from her illness. If one sees his hair long to
the extent that he could braid it together with his beard in a dream, it means
debts. Shaving one’s moustache, or under one’s armpit in a dream means paying
one’s debts, dispelling distress, or following good hygienes. Braiding one’s hair
in a dream also means mastering one’s craft. Shaving one’s head during the
pilgrimage season in a dream means safety and protection. Shortening one’s
hair, or removing unwanted hair during makeup in a dream means dispelling
stress, or being coerced to pay one’s debts. If a thief or a fugitive sees himself
grabbing to his own long and lanky horse like hair in a dream, it means that he
will be captured. If one sees himself having hair like that of a hog in a dream,
it connotes major calamities. If an unhappy person sees himself hairy in a
dream, it means aggravation of his depression and unhappiness, while if a
happy person sees himself hairy in a dream, it means increase of his happiness.
The black hair of a woman in a dream represents her husband’s love for her. If
a woman sees herself wearing a veil, or putting on a head piece in a dream, it
means a journey that will take her husband away from her from sometime, or
a journey from which he may never return. If she sees people looking at her hair
in a dream, it means that she will suffer slander and defamation. If a man sees
himself with horns formed from his own hair in a dream, it means might and
adroitness. If one sees the hair in the back of his head disheveled or rumpled
in a dream, it means that he will suffer humiliation. If he sees his hair on the
right side of his head tousled in a dream, it means that he will molest male
children from among his relatives. If he sees his hair on the left side of his head
tousled, or disheveled in a dream, it means that he will molest female children
from among his relatives. If one does not have relatives, it means that he will
suffer harm from his evil actions. If one sees long hair under his armpit in a
dream, it means he will attain his goal, or it could denote his generous character.
If he sees it thick in a dream, it denotes his thirst for knowledge, search for a
business, or profiting through patience and endurance. If one sees his hair
infested with lice in a dream, it means that he has a large family. If one sees
his hair longer or thicker, and if he wishes in the dream to have that in
wakefulness, it means that he will attain his goals, pay his debts, or prosper.
If the length or thickness of one’s hair is uncommon, and if one feels no offense
to walk with it in the streets in his dream, it means debts, distress and inability
to take care of one’s family. Long hair in a dream also means naughtiness and
adversities. Thick and long hair in a dream also can be interpreted as having
many children, or it could represent fear of wrongdoing, or thinking about an
important person, or it could represent common daily concerns. Having less hair
in a dream means diminishing difficulties. If one sees someone pulling out his
hair in a dream, it means that he may have to face a financial disaster. If a
woman sees a strand of her hair being cut in a dream, it means a fight between
her and her husband, or it could mean that someone is encouraging her husband
to seek another woman. If one sees himself grooming his hair with oily dressing
in a dream, it means adorning oneself for the world. If the oil runs over one’s
face in the dream, it means trouble. Discovering a bad odor emanating from
one’s hair in the dream means hearing praises. Delousing one’s hair in a dream
means discovering some of one’s own faults. If some lice fall during the combing
of one’s hair in a dream, it means that he will spend a portion of his inheritance
in charity, or that he will clean his act, or correct his attitude. If one sees his
hair growing anew in a dream, it means that he may lose most of his wealth. If
one sees hair growing on his face where hair does not usually grow in a dream,
it means debts. If one sees hair growing in the palm of his hand in a dream, it
means benefits from a business. A hairy chest, or hair growing over one’s tongue
in a dream means wisdom, clarity, or diligence, except if it grows beyond control,
then it becomes adversities, stress, sorrows, debts and so forth. If one sees the
hair on his forearm scattering, or falling in a dream, it means that he may lose
all his savings. Braiding the hair of one’s legs in a dream means earning money
through improper methods, or engaging in something which contradicts the
divine laws. Woman’s hair in a dream represents her protection, husband or
family. Hair in a dream also denotes farming, money, a wife, a husband or
marriage. If one’s hair looks ugly and smelly in a dream, it represents the living
condition or the state of the husband and wife. Nicely combing one’s hair in a
dream means loyalty and fulfilling a promise. As for a person who lacks loyalty,
shaving his hair or cutting it short in a dream means squandering money,
though in general shortening one’s hair means knowledge and guidance.
Combing the hair of one’s wife in a dream means divorce. Good looking hair in
a dream represents a person of good character. Hair in a dream also means
feeling apprehensive about something. If one’s hair turns into an animal’s hair
in a dream, it means toiling and difficulties. If a poor person sees that dream,
it means that his basic needs will be adequately satisfied. The eyebrows,
eyelashes, hairy arms, hairy legs and a hairy chest in a dream also represent
man’s virility, beauty, protection, or lasting wealth. Hair in one’s ears in a dream
means knowledge, or admonition. Seeing hair in one’s noses in a dream
represents a beneficial thing one breezes, though it may involve some hidden
trouble, or it could mean money. Hair covering woman’s body in a dream means
remaining celibate and for a married woman it means taking care of her parents
and children. A hairy child in a dream means longevity. If a beardless man sees
himself hairy in a dream, it means that his wife will soon be pregnant. If one’s
hair turns white in a dream, it means loss of money for a rich person, or paying
the debts of a poor person. (See Black hair; Dye; Shaving; Strand of hair)
Haircut: A short haircut in a dream means failure to properly fulfill one’s duties.
(Also see Hair; Shaving)
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Smell
Smelling a sweet fragrance in a dream means uneasiness or a light illness.
Smelling a bad odor in a dream means hearing or speaking bad words, or it could
mean distress or depression.
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Tooth
Teeth in a dream represent one's identity, age, clan, a boy, a girl, his
family, money, servants, domestic animals, employees, weapons, life, death,
unity, separation, trusts, or savings. In a dream, male's or female's upper teeth
represent the male members of one's family from the father's side, and the teeth
ofthe lowerjaw represent the female members of one's family from the mother's
side. The closer the teeth are to the incisor, the closer is the relative. Divided
in two sections, the upper right incisor represents the father, and the upper left
incisor represents the paternal uncle, or it could represent one's sisters, sons,
or a close friend. The upper canines represent one's cousin. or two friends who
are as close as cousins. The bicuspids represent one's uncles from the mother's
side and their children, while the molars represent the grandparents and the
grand children. The lower right incisor represents the mother, and the lower left
incisor represents one's aunt from his father's side, or they could represent two
sisters, two daughters, or two close friends who have the same compassion,
concern and love. The lower canines represent one's female cousin from either the father or the mother's side. The lower canine tooth, or the eyetooth
represents the sire of the house, or the landlord. The upper and the lower molars
also represent the furthest members of one's family, including the grandmother
and her grand daughters. If a tooth moves in its place in the dream, it means
an illness. Ifit falls, or if it is lost, then it means death of the person to whom
it is attributed, or it could possibly mean that he will be separated from him and
can no longer see him. If one saves his lost tooth and does not bury it in the
dream, it means that someone will come forth and be to him as good as that
relative. Otherwise, ifhe does bury it, then it means the death of his relative.
(2)ln a dream, the human limbs also represent the members of his family, and
whatever condition they portray in one's dream may become visible in the
members of his family. Similarly, whatever may affect one's teeth in a dream
can be interpreted as affecting such family members. If one's incisors look
beautiful and bright in the dream, they denote the power, honor and prosperity
his father or uncle will gain. If extra incisors grow in one's mouth in a dream,
it means that one's family will grow by either a new born brother or a new son.
Ifone finds his teeth slightly deteriorating in a dream, it means a trial, or that
his family will engage in a disgraceful act that will bring him shame. If one
attempts to pull out his teeth in a dream, it means that he may spend his money
unwillingly, pay a fine, or separate from his parents, thus cutting off his blood
ties, or he may become untrue to his relatives. If one's teeth turn yellow or black
in a dream, such a dream also represents a disgraceful act that will bring shame
upon one'sfamily. Yellow teeth in a dream mean spendingmoney to restore one's
reputation, or it could mean being knowledgeable in one's own esteem. Developing
bad mouth odor in a dream represents bad connotations resulting from praises
one's family may receive. Deteriorating teeth in a dream represent weakness in
one's family. If one sees people biting him in a dream, it means that he could
have pretended something in public, though he fortunately restrained himself.
(31If one's mouth in a dream is interpreted to represent his household, then the
teeth of the right side represent the boys, and those on the left side represent
the girls. On the other hand, the teeth on the right side could represent the older
generation, and the teeth on the left side could represent the younger generation.
The incisors represent the young men in the family, and the canines represent
the young girls. As to the molars, they represent elderly people. If one loses a
molar tooth in a dream, it meansthe death of an elderly person in his household.
(4lHuman teeth in a dream also represent one's business and management of his
life. In that case, the molars represent one's private life, the eyetooth represents
what is semi-public, while the front incisors represent what is openly practiced,
one's public character, words and deeds. Ifone sees his teeth broken in a dream,
it means that he pays his debts slowly. Long teeth in a dream mean enmity or
a fight between members of one's household. If one sees his teeth curved and
deteriorating, and if one decides that it is better to pull them out in a dream,
it means that he will escape from great adversities and dangers. Ifone's teeth
turn gold in a dream, they represent benefits for a teacher or a preacher.
Otherwise, golden teeth for everyone else in a dream mean fire, illness, Candida,
or an illness that is caused by one's bile. Ifone's teeth become glass or wood in
a dream, it means his death. Ifthey turn silver in the dream, it means harm or
losses. If one's front teeth fall and new ones grow instead in the dream, they
represent major changes in one's life. Ifone sees himself forcefully pushing his
tongue against his teeth in a dream, it means that he speaks ill of his own family,
or it could mean problems in one's house. If the crown or the enamel of one's
eyetooth is damaged, or if it falls in a dream, it means the death of one's son.
(')Teeth in a dream represent one's clan, close relatives, or distant cousins. The
molar teeth represent the male members and the incisors represent the female
members. Unnecessarily pulling out one's teeth in a dream means paying a fine, losing one's capital, or severing relationship with members of one's family.
Discovering one or two cavities in one's teeth in a dream means that one may
beget one or two sons. Developing bad mouth odor in a dream means belittling
someone's ideas, or it could mean a family dispute. Fallen teeth in a dream may
denote that the husband and the wife sleep in separate beds, or it may mean
poverty, or that one may die in a foreign land, or that the term of one's life span
in this world may be extended. Ifone pulls out his teeth and buries them in the
dream, it means that his entire clan or family will die before him. Pulling out
one's teeth in a dream also means exposing one's secrets. Losing a tooth in a
dream may imply a punishment for a wrongdoing. Ifone finds the teeth of his
upperjaw and those ofthe lowerjaw intermixed in the dream, it means that the
women control the men in his or family. Flossing one's teeth in a dream means
dispersal of one's family, or loss of money and property. If after flossing one's
teeth some meat fiber remains stuck between the teeth in the dream, it means
that he backbites his family members. (8) Teeth in a dream also represent a pearl
necklace, a grinder, or an army formation. The right wing, the left wing and the
front assault formation, or they could mean severingblood ties. The incisors may
represent the heart of a human being. Teeth in one's pocket or in the palm of
one's hand in a dream represent one's brothers. If one has an incarcerated
relative, and ifhe sees his teeth pulled out in a dream, it means the release of
his relative from prison. Pulling out one's teeth in a dream could mean the
return of a traveller to his homeland. Tartar in a dream represents weaknesses
in the family. Black or broken teeth in a dream mean sorrow caused by one's
relatives. Wisdom teeth in a dream represent one's followers, while the incisors
and the canines represent his wealth, adornment, pride, or child. The changing
of their color into yellow or black in a dream mean changes in one's life. Ifone's
teeth turn into iron in a dream, they mean strength. Losing one's teeth in a
dream also could mean losingone'sjob. Pulling out one's teeth in a dream so that
no one can see them means infertility, or loss of one's business, loss of one's
savings, a bad relationship with one's family, an evil act toward one's family,
or it could mean that he will try to sustain his business through a loan, then
suffer from bankruptcy. Having a bad tooth in wakefulness and pulling it out
in a dream means trying to comfort or appease a difficult person whose
hurtfulness will eventually cease. Replacing a tooth with a bridge in a dream
means recovering losses, or balancing one's business. Having an extra tooth in
a dream means losing one in wakefulness. (Also see Body]; Pain; Teeth)
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Urinating
Urinating in a dream means wasting money in an unnecessary or an
unlawful way. It also means a marriage to an unsuitable or a non-compatible
person. Frequency of urination in a dream means receiving regular income. On
the other hand, suppression of urine in a dream means the opposite, or it may
mean hastiness, or making an incorrect decision. If one sees himself urinating
in an unknown place, in someone else’s house, a lodge, a town, etcetera in a
dream, it may mean kinship with its people. Wetting one’s underpants in a
dream means a newborn in the family. Urinating in the sea in a dream mean
paying taxes or givingcharity. Urinating in a valley in a dream means expansion
of one’s progeny. Emitting bad odor after urination while others are looking with
despise in a dream means defamation, or exposing one’s ills in public. Drinking
urine in a dream means earning unlawful income. If one sees his servant or
employee urinating inside a well or a stream in a dream, it means that someone
from his family will betray its interests. Urinating in a dream also means
dispelling distress.
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Sources:The dream interpretations presented on this website are primarily based on the renowned works of Imam Ibn Sirin (رحمه الله). Additional insights are derived from authentic Islamic sources, including references to the Qur'an, Sunnah, and scholarly consensus among early Islamic dream interpreters.While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and authenticity of the content, we encourage readers to consult qualified Islamic scholars for deeper understanding or in matters requiring religious rulings.
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