Barley in a dream: meaning in Ibn Sirin, al-Nabulsi and Ibn Shahin

44 passages from 3 sources, quoted as written, every one linked to its page.

Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam

In a dream it is good sustenance, coming quickly, with little toil.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 202

(And whoever sees) that he sold wheat for barley, then he is a man who has forgotten the Quran and occupied himself with poetry.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 202

(And whoever sees) that he is taking barley, then he will be granted a learned son, but he will be short-lived.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 202

And it is said barley is wealth together with soundness of body.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 202

And buying barley from someone who sells it to you is a great matter.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 202

And harvesting it in its season is wealth that will come to him, and in it there is due a right for Allah the Exalted.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 202

Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat

As for barley, it is wealth, and perhaps it is silver coins because of its whiteness. So whoever sees that he has obtained some of it, then he will obtain wealth.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 145

And whoever sees that he ate barley, dry or moist or roasted, then he will obtain good, and it is wholesome in every case.)

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 145

And whoever sees that barley was given to him as a gift, then he will attain strength and health of body and will obtain good.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 145

And Abu Sa'id al-Wa'iz said: barley is wealth accompanied by soundness of body, or a child of short life; so whatever he sees of that is interpreted according to what has been mentioned, in the measure of what it entails.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 145

And Ja'far al-Sadiq said: barley is abundant wealth obtained through gentleness, and selling barley is interpreted as meaning that the seer prefers this world over the Hereafter.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 145

attributed to Ibn Sirin, Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam

(Barley) is wealth together with soundness of body for whoever owns it or eats it, and it is better than wheat.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 642–647

Some of them said that it is a child of short life, because it was the food of Jesus, peace be upon him.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 642–647

Harvesting it in its season is wealth that will come to him, and in it there is due to Allah Most High a right, because of His saying, Most High: "And give its due on the day of its harvest."

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 642–647

Sowing it indicates a deed that necessitates the pleasure of Allah Most High, and fresh (moist) barley is fertility/abundance.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 642–647

Buying barley from the grain merchant is the attainment of great good.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 642–647

Whoever walks in a field of barley, or any of the crops, is granted the provision of jihad.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 642–647

Kinds and conditions of Barley

barley beer (fuqqa')

Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat

Ibn Sirin said: drinking barley beer (fuqqa') is a benefit coming from one's servant.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 148

Whoever sees that he is drinking barley beer, then he will obtain good and benefit from a servant, in proportion to what he drank.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 148

sawiq (parched barley meal drink)

Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam

In a dream it indicates travel, and asceticism and piety.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 174

Drinking sawiq in a dream means the manumission of a slave, or nearness to the sultan, or deliverance from prison, or a righteous deed that necessitates release from the Fire.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 174

fuqqa' (barley beer / fizzy drink)

Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam

It, in a dream, is sustenance obtained with toil from a stingy man, or meeting a beloved, or the showing forth of joy.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 263

Fuqqa', and every yellow drink, indicates illness for whoever drinks it.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 263

Subiya (sweet barley/rice drink)

Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam

In a dream, it indicates ease and provision, and the befalling of evil upon the one who drinks it.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 174

And if the seer is unmarried, then perhaps he will be a muhallil for divorced women (one who marries a divorced woman to make her lawful again to her former husband).

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 174

selling wheat for barley

Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat

A rare anecdote: It is related that a man came to an interpreter and said, "I saw that I had sold wheat for barley." He said: "You have exchanged the Quran for poetry."

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 261–262

sawiq (parched barley drink)

attributed to Ibn Sirin, Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam

As for sawiq (parched barley drink), it signifies goodness of religion and a journey by land, on account of the words of the Exalted: "And take provision, for the best provision is piety."

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 215–219

flour and barley seller

attributed to Ibn Sirin, Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam

And the seller of flour and barley is like the wheat merchant: a man occupied with his own affairs and his worldly life.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 301–304

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