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

27 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 a beneficial man who dispels cares, and it is an indication of good for whoever wishes to enter into partnership and work with the government bureau (diwan), and that is because of the evenness of its teeth.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 330

And if the comb has stars of gold and stars of silver, then they are workers; but the gold stars are honest workers and the silver stars are treacherous workers.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 330

And combing with a comb is the zakat of wealth.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 330

And the comb is interpreted as a just man, and the comb is joy for an hour.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 330

And it indicates one whose speech is of benefit, such as the judge, the physician, and the preacher.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 330

And the comb is a hairdresser and a person's mother.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 330

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

As for the comb, it is interpreted as hypocritical men who are outwardly with their companions but devoid of love and kinship; in their religion there is hypocrisy.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 239

As for the iron comb, it is interpreted as beneficial men. And it is said that the comb is interpreted in ten ways, especially for one who combs himself: good, benefit, joy, the settling of a debt, the attainment of an objective, concord, splendour, adherence to the Sunnah, renown, and happiness.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 239

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

(As for the comb) some of them said it indicates a joy that lasts an hour, because it purifies and cleans and adorns with an adornment that does not last.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 696–699

And it is said the comb is justice; and it is said that combing indicates the payment of zakat. The comb itself indicates knowledge, and indicates one whose command and speech are of benefit, such as the judge, the mufti, the interpreter of dreams, the preacher, and the physician.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 696–699

So whoever combs his head and his beard: if he was worried, his worry will be dispelled; otherwise he will tend his crops, his palm trees, or his wealth with what sets them right and wards off harm from them, whether from speech, war, or the like.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 696–699

Kinds and conditions of Comb

comb maker

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

The comb maker is interpreted as a man who makes matters easy and dispels worries, and he is a reformer, beneficial, a man of goodness and religion.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 250

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

As for the comb-maker: he is a man who dispels people's cares.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 318–322

comb (hair-comb)

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

In a dream, it indicates what the comb indicates, as we shall mention.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 327

And the comb, for an unmarried woman, is a husband; and for an unmarried man, a noble woman who is patient in the face of toil.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 327

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