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

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

In a dream it indicates care and protection from Allah the Exalted.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 145

Marriage may also indicate captivity, debt, grief and sorrow, entering into a guarantee, or striving to obtain lofty offices.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 145

If he marries a woman he knows, he strives in something he is capable of undertaking.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 145

And if he marries an unknown woman, or he does not see a woman in the dream, that indicates the nearness of death and the journey from one abode to another.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 145

And if he is fit for command, he will be given command; or for governorship, he will be appointed; or he will attain an office befitting him.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 145

And if the marriage in the dream was by mere desire, it is a righteous covenant with Allah.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 145

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

Al-Kirmani said: Whoever sees that he has married a woman while he already has a wife, or what stands in place of that, will obtain authority and good in proportion to the woman's beauty, if he beheld her or knew her. But if he did not know her and did not behold her, and she was not named to him, being unknown, then that indicates his death, or the death of a person at his hands. Likewise if he sees a bridegroom but does not see his wife nor know her; and evidence for that is drawn from the Quran and the attestations.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 87

Whoever sees that he has married the wife of an old man, or his sister, then he will obtain much good. The same holds for a woman in her dream of a husband of this sort.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 87

Whoever sees a sick man marrying while he has no wife, and his marriage is to an unknown woman, it indicates his death and the goodness of his state in that to which he passes.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 87

Whoever sees that he has married a close blood relative, then he will become the master of his household.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 87

Whoever sees that he has married a dead woman and consummated with her, then he will gain victory in a matter that is dead and defunct. And if he did not consummate with her nor have intercourse with her, his victory in the matter will not be firm.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 87

And it is said: whoever sees that he has married a dead woman who is among his unmarriageable kin, then he will maintain ties of kinship with her family; and if she was alive, he has severed the ties of kinship with her.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 87

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

And if he sees that he has married, he will attain authority commensurate with the woman, her merit, her standing, the meaning of her name, and her beauty, if he knows a name or lineage for her.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 726–730

If he sees as though he married four women, then he gains an increase of good, because of His saying, exalted be He: "So marry those that please you of women, two or three or four."

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 734–736

And if he sees that he has divorced his wife, then he will be dismissed from his authority.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 726–730

If he sees as though another man married his wife and took her away to himself, then his dominion will pass away if he is one of the kings, and his trade will fail if he is one of the merchants.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 734–736

And if a woman who has a husband sees that she has married another, she will attain good and merit. And if a married man sees that he has married another woman, he will attain authority; and if he marries ten, that is good for him.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 726–730

And if he sees that he married his wife to a man, and that man went to his wife, then he will obtain a profitable, increasing trade.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 734–736

Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

Another dreamt that his father drew his sister being married, from her husband, and gavē her in marriage to another, and he died soon after: for his father represented God the creator and heavenly father of our souls: th • s sister represented the soule of him that dreamt it, which sister being separated from her spouse and given to another, seemed to say that she should be separated from her body, and should live and converse elsewhere: signifying that the soules of those which dye, do nothing but only change their place.

Oneirocritica (1644 English translation), The Fifth Booke of Artimedorus His Exposition of Dreames.

Kinds and conditions of Marriage

proposing marriage to women

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

Some of the interpreters said: Whoever sees that he is proposing marriage to a woman, then he is striving to acquire worldly things, and he will attain of them in proportion to what he attained of the betrothal.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 86

And whoever sees that he confides a matter secretly to an unmarried woman, then it indicates his proposing to her and his desire to marry her, because of His saying, exalted is He: "but do not make a secret promise to them" — the verse.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 86

temporary marriage (mut'ah)

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

In a dream it is ease and benefit for whoever does it.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 323

And mut'ah (temporary marriage) indicates deeds that necessitate the punishment of Allah the Exalted, such as fornication, usury, or an invalid sale. Allah the Exalted said: "Say: enjoy yourselves, for indeed your destination is the Fire."

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 323

marriage contract

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

Al-Qayrawani said: As for the marriage contract with an unknown woman, if the one contracting it is ill, he will die; and if he is in good health, he has contracted a contract with a ruler, or he has given testimony concerning someone slain, because the woman is a ruler, and intercourse is like the killer, and the male member is like the dagger and the spear — especially the deflowering, in which blood flows from the act.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 730–733

And if she is known, or she is related to him, or her father is an old man, then he is contracting some worldly matter — either a house, or a slave, or a shop — or he will buy a commodity, or there will be contracted for him of wealth that which delights his eye.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 730–733

the Prophet's dream of Aisha before marriage

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

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "I was shown you twice before I married you: I saw the angel carrying you in a piece of silk, so I said to him: 'Uncover,' and he uncovered, and behold, it was you. So I said: 'If this is from Allah, He will bring it to pass.'"

Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation, pp. 7386–7387

And his saying: "and behold, it was you." Al-Qurtubi said: He means that he saw her in sleep just as he saw her in waking, so she herself was the one intended by the vision and none other,

Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation, pp. 7386–7387

marriage contractor (one who officiates marriage contracts)

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

Seeing him in a dream indicates marriage for the unmarried man and divorce for the married man, or a pimp, according to the measure of the dreamer, and according to what was contracted for him and what was contracted for another.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 244

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