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

49 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 corrupt (immoral) woman, and it is said: a cursed Jewish woman who wails in mourning, or a Jewish man, or a burglar who breaks through walls.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 268

Many mice indicate sustenance.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 268

So whoever sees a mouse playing in his house, his sustenance will increase, because it is only found in a place where there is sustenance.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 268

And whoever's mice leave his house, his blessing and bounty will diminish.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 268

And whoever owns a mouse will own a servant, because the mouse eats from what the human eats, and likewise the servant eats from what the master eats.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 268

(And whoever sees) a mouse playing in his house will attain abundance in that year, because playing comes only from satiety.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 268

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

As for the female mouse, it is interpreted as a woman whose outward and inward aspects are both ugly. If its colour is not the colour of mice, then it is not interpreted as a woman. Whoever sees that he caught a mouse with a trap, then it indicates his marrying a woman through cunning and trickery.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 223

A rare case: A man came to Ibn Sirin and said, "I saw as though I trod upon a mouse, and from its anus there came out a female leopard." So he said:

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 263–264

A rare anecdote: It is related that one of the kings saw in his sleep as though before him was a vessel containing food, and a mouse beside the vessel was dipping its tail into the food and turning to suck it, repeatedly. So I awoke astonished.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 268–269

Whoever sees that his house has become filled with mice, then it is interpreted as a gathering of a group in his house equal to the number of the mice, if they are of one colour; so let the seer take account of what they were doing, of good or evil. And if their colours are various and they are in one new place, then it is interpreted as a long life; and if it is otherwise, its interpretation is the opposite.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 223

Al-Kirmani said: Whoever sees a mouse coming out of his nose, or out of his penis, or out of his anus, then it indicates a debauched woman; and it is said that a lewd woman will go out from among his household.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 223

Whoever sees that a mouse came out of his throat, then it indicates the obtaining of a child who is not a worthy successor.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 223

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

(The mouse) is a wicked woman, or a thief, or one who has a corrupt inner secret.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 421–425

And if they are a group with differing colours, black and white, then they are the nights and the days, which nibble away at lifespans and bodies amid heedlessness and concealment.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 421–425

And the rat among them is likewise: there is no good in it. And it is said it is a thief who bores through walls.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 421–425

And it has been said that mice indicate one's dependents and one's slaves.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 421–425

And it is said that the mice going out of the house is the departure of blessing.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 421–425

And it is related that a man came to Ibn Sirin and said: I saw as though I trod upon a mouse, and a date came out of its rear. He said: Do you have a wicked wife? He said: Yes. He said: She will bear you a righteous child.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 421–425

Kinds and conditions of Mouse

burrow (hole of a mouse or other animal)

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

It indicates in a dream the following of heretical innovations and clinging to the traces of the masters of innovations and errors; and the burrow is the mouth.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 69

(So whoever sees) a burrow from which an animal emerged, it is a mouth from which speech comes out corresponding to that animal and its interpretation.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 69

mouse in the food vessel

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

And the interpreter forgot what he had promised him. Then, when he saw the aforementioned dream, he first remembered that interpreter, so he sent for him and said: "I have forgotten what I promised you, but interpret this vision for me and you shall have from me whatever you wish." So he related it to him, and the interpreter said to him: "I shall bring the mouse itself before you and show you the food and its vessel—admit me into the harem." So he admitted him into the harem, and he gathered all the black slave-girls and began to uncover their private parts one by one, until he came to a black man among them disguised in women's dress. He seized him by the hand and brought him out to the sultan and said: "This is the mouse itself, and this is its tail"—and he pointed to his penis—"and as for the food, it is known, and likewise the vessel." At once the sultan ordered him killed, and he bestowed upon that interpreter a lavish gift.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 268–269

squeaking of a mouse

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

And the squeaking of a mouse is harm from a man who is a burglar, a thief, a debauchee.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 195–196

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