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

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

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

As for the mat: whoever sees that he has sat upon a mat, then he will undertake a matter over which he will grieve and feel regret.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 168

And whoever sees that he is wrapping himself in a mat, then he will be confined within himself.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 168

And it is said: whoever sees that he is sitting upon a mat, and he is one of the people of corruption, and he sees nothing else upon the mat besides himself, then he will be imprisoned, because of His saying, exalted be He: "And We have made Hell a prison for the disbelievers."

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 168

Ja'far al-Sadiq said: the vision of a mat is interpreted in three aspects: a woman; a benefit according to the value of the mat; and the pursuit of a matter from which blame and regret result. And Allah knows best.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 168

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

(The mat) indicates the servant, and the sitting-place of the ruler and the sultan. The Arabs call the king a "mat" (hasir). So whatever incident befalls it is of the same standing as with the carpet.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 710–713

Kinds and conditions of Mat

leather mat (nit'/leather spread)

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

It is in dream a servant who serves a woman, who knows her secret and conceals it from people, and he is a man of honour.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 353

And the leather mat indicates the wife or the concubine.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 353

mat (reed mat)

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

Seeing it indicates the servant, and the assembly of the ruler and the sultan.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 91

(And whoever sees) that he is sitting on a mat, then he will undertake a matter over which he will be distressed and will regret.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 91

reed mat

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

As for reed mats and the like, they are interpreted in several ways.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 247

And whoever sees that he has a mat of reeds, then it is interpreted as obtaining a benefit through a woman.)

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 247

mat maker

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

Seeing him in a dream indicates the weaver, and it indicates the marble-layer and the tile-layer, and the one who contracts by whom the marriage contract is concluded, and the draftsman and the engineer, or the weaver of carpets.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 91

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

And the mat maker is interpreted as a low-born man who is afflicted with a woman of good lineage, and weariness and blame come to him.

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

Markham (weaver of coloured mats)

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

He in a dream — seeing him indicates the weaver of red and white matting, or the weaver of silk, or the maker of carpets.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 340

And seeing him indicates might, elevation, familiarity, and affection.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 340

leather eating-mat

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

As for the leather eating-mat, it is interpreted as warfare and as travel. As for eating upon the leather mat and the table, its interpretation comes in the chapter following this chapter.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 240

leather mat

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

(As for the leather mat) it indicates the man, because it lies over the bedding and protects it from soiling. It may indicate his wealth in which the woman and her child wallow. And perhaps it indicates the purchased concubine, and the free woman who is preferred over her. And it may indicate the servant, because the servant of the bedding wards off filth from it.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 700–705

being hemmed in / mat-wrapping

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

(As for being hemmed in) it indicates siege and retention in urination. As for one who carries it or wears it, it is a grief that befalls him and reaches him, and it descends upon him from that direction, or [it concerns] a woman, or a sick person, or one imprisoned.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 710–713

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