They in Dream Islam

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are indicative of mounts and slaves, and of slowdown inlivelihood, and of poor and weak people. If their numbers increase tothe extent that they cause harm to the place, that is indicative of thieves,numerous dependents and debts, especially if they destroy some of thefurniture, and there may be a robbery in that place. If one of them is born to a person in a dream, the child will turn outaccording to what he sees. Worms in hay signify dependents and the worms of cows signify thesubjects of a ruler. Grubs and Weevils These signify a man who is a malicious gossip and evildoer. Some of them said that the woodworm signifies a baker or a slavewoman who steals fabric from the house. Spiders The spider signifies a cursed woman who forsakes her husband’sbed. Beetles The beetle signifies an enemy who is bad and dirty B. Wild Animals These animals are indicative of the men of the wilderness and routesthrough the wilderness. Masculine names refer to males and femininenames refer to females. They are also of two types, those that may beeaten and those that may not be eaten. 1. Those that May be Eaten They signify Halaal provision and benefit for the one who makesuse of them, such as gazelles, wild cattle and rabbits. For the one whotakes possession of one of them, he will get married if he is single orhe may gain some benefit through travelling, or a traveller will cometo him or he will be blessed with a child or his livelihood will increaseor his number of slaves will increase or his situation will improve. Whether its benefit is greater or lesser depends on the size of the animaland whether it is big or small. If he dreams that he caught a gazelle, hewill trick a young girl or deceive a woman into marrying him. If he dreams that he throws a stone at a gazelle, he will beat his wifeor hit her or have intercourse with a slave woman. If he shoots an arrowat it, he will slander the woman in question. If he dreams that his headis like the head of the camel, he will gain a prominent position. 2. Those that May Not be Eaten Elephant The elephant is indicative of a great king. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said: For the one who possesses it or ridesit, it indicates that he will gain control over a man of high positionor it may refer to a slave who comes from the country that elephantscome from. For the one who is afraid and is in a country other than theelephant’s country of origin, it signals doom because Allah says: “

Allah knows best. This is not a fatwa.