Excrement in a dream: meaning in al-Nabulsi and Ibn Shahin

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

It is in dreams wealth. So whoever sees that he defecated solid, firm excrement, then he will spend wealth on the health of the body.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 255–256

Liquid excrement indicates large expenditure.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 255–256

Whoever defecates while people are looking at him, let him beware of a scandal that will appear from him, or ugly speech.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 255–256

Whoever defecates without intending to and takes the excrement and carries it, then he will take dinars in the measure of that excrement.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 255–256

(And whoever sees) that he is eating bread and excrement, then he will eat bread and honey; and it is said it is the contravention of the Sunnah.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 255–256

Whoever defecates on the bed, then he will divorce his wife, or he will fall sick with a long illness.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 255–256

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

Whoever relieves himself upon himself has fallen into a sin.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 66

(And whoever sees) that he relieved himself upon his bed will fall ill with a long illness, and perhaps he will separate from his wife.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 66

(And whoever sees) that he is eating excrement, then he will obtain unlawful wealth which he dislikes taking, but greed will overcome him, along with regret; and perhaps he will utter obscene speech and regret it.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 66

And everything that comes out of the bellies of people and beasts, of dung, is wealth. As for that whose flesh is eaten, its dung is lawful wealth; and that whose flesh is not eaten, seeing it is unlawful wealth.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 66

(And whoever sees) that he excreted an animal: if it is of the kind considered pleasing, then children of good quality will be born to him; whatever was female indicates a daughter, and whatever was male indicates a son.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 66

(And if he sees) that he sat upon dung, then he will obtain wealth from his relatives, and perhaps it will be by way of an inheritance.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 66

Freud and Jung, a separate view

Even the museum of human excrement is susceptible of less disagreeable interpretation. However much I am disgusted with it, it is a souvenir of the beautiful land of Italy, where in little cities, as everyone knows, water-closets are not equipped in any other way.

Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams / On Dreams / Dream Psychology, The Interpretation of Dreams, ch. VI The Dream-Work

Kinds and conditions of Excrement

excrement / defecation

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

It is interpreted in many ways, and the interpreters differ concerning it, and they have enumerated them, each of them saying something. We shall mention what they said in the main, then the branching of the statement of each of them. Excrement is unlawful wealth, provision from oppression, joy, highway robbery, an abominable act, anger at his wife, a sin, illness, regret, humiliation, the uncovering of a concealed matter, treachery, a fine, destruction, misery, an accusation, the yield of an orchard, sadaqah, worry and grief, a deficiency, divorce, and other than that.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 65

(Ibn Sirin said): Whoever sees that he defecated, then wealth will go out from him.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 65

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