Roof in a dream: meaning in Ibn Sirin and Ibn Shahin

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

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

Whoever sees that the roof of his house is collapsed and has fallen to its foundation, then it is the death of its owner who dwells in it, or of its proprietor.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 108

And whoever sees that the roof of his house is dripping water, then it is weeping over a dead person or a sick one.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 108

And whoever sees that the dirt of his roof is gone, then he will become poor in his wealth and will be stripped of his blessing.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 108

And whoever sees that something of plants has sprouted on his roof, then they are men who scheme against him.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 108

And whoever sees that a group of people is atop his roof, then it is likewise; and the cracking of the roof is the occurrence of a hateful matter.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 108

And its being struck by a stone or an arrow or the like is words that have an effect, in proportion to the impact the blow made.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 108

Kinds and conditions of Roof

ceiling / roof

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

(The ceiling) is a man of high rank; and if it is of wood, then he is a deceitful man.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 499–503

And if he sees a ceiling about to fall down upon him, fear will befall him from a man of high rank.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 499–503

roof beam of the house

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

A rare account: It is related that a woman came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I saw as though the roof beam of my house had broken." He said: "Your husband will return from travel."

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

Or as he said. So the woman departed and her husband arrived. Then afterwards she saw the like of it, so she came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) but did not find him, so she came to Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, and recounted the dream to him. He said to her: "Your husband will die." What is meant by that is that at the time of her first dream her husband was absent, so he arrived; and on the second occasion her husband was present — and the circumstances differ.

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

roof of the house

Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

An other dreamt he had lost the roofe of his house, and he lost • is clothes.

Oneirocritica (1644 English translation), The Fourth Booke of Artimedorus.

falling from the roof

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

And whoever falls from the roof of his house and his hand or his leg is broken, he will be afflicted with a calamity in his person, his wealth, or his friend, or something hateful will reach him from the ruler.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 762–765

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