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

58 passages from 4 sources, quoted as written, every one linked to its page.

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

He is, in a dream, worry and grief if he is an infant being carried.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 214–215

In a dream he is glad tidings for whoever sees him, because of His saying, exalted be He: "Good news! This is a boy."

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 257

And the adolescent boy is glad tidings.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 214–215

(And whoever sees) that he has given birth to a boy, distress or illness will befall him.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 257

And if the town is besieged and the people are in hardship, and someone sees that a boy of beautiful appearance entered the city, or descended from the sky, or came out of the earth, then glad tidings have drawn near, and relief for the people of that place.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 214–215

And if he gives birth to a girl, he will attain relief, because of the existence of the opening (relief) that belongs to the girl.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 257

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

Whoever sees a handsome boy, of splendid appearance, well-proportioned in stature, cheerful and compliant, then it is the attainment of joy, the achieving of one's aims, and receiving glad tidings of what delights the mind.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 42

Others said: seeing him is interpreted as an enemy; and if he is ugly in appearance, then he is an enemy without doubt. And it is said: grief and constriction of the breast, especially if he is dishevelled, ugly in appearance and in clothing.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 42

Kinds and conditions of Boy

boy / small child

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

As for the boy in interpretation, he is a weak enemy who first shows friendship and then shows enmity.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 130–133

If a man sees as though he has become a boy, his manliness has gone; except that his dream indicates relief from a worry he is in.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 130–133

boy servant

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

The boy servant is interpreted in several ways. Ibn Sirin said: Whoever sees that he has become a boy servant, then he will fall into hardship and will incur harm from that.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 249–250

And whoever sees that he has employed a boy servant, then he will seek the help of someone of this description for his purposes.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 249–250

buying a slave boy or slave girl

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

Whoever sees as though he bought a slave boy, distress will befall him.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 130–133

And whoever buys a slave girl will attain good.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 130–133

birth of a boy or girl

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

And among people there is one who sees that a boy has been born to him while his wife was pregnant, and she gives birth to a girl; and he sees that she has given birth to a girl, and she gives birth to a boy.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, p. 134

And perhaps the natures differ in this, so he sees that a boy has been born to him and it is a boy, or he sees that a girl has been born to him and it is a girl. So ask about that from the natures, for they will inform you.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, p. 134

young servant boy

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

And it is said that the young servant boy is good.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, p. 134

(And it is related) that a woman in Mecca who used to recite the Quran saw as though around the Kaaba there were young servant girls with sweet basil in their hands, wearing garments dyed with safflower, and as though she said, "Glory be to Allah! This is around the Kaaba?" It was said to her, "Do you not know that 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Abi Dawud has married tonight?" So she awoke, and behold, 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Abi Dawud had died.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, p. 134

servant boy

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation

His statement: "And al-munsif is the servant boy (al-wasif)" — this is inserted into the report, and it is an explanation from Ibn Sirin, as evidenced by his wording in Muslim's narration: "then a munsif came to me." Ibn 'Awn said: and al-munsif is the servant.

Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation, pp. 7385–7386

39 more passages on this symbol are in the database and used by the interpreter.