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

26 passages from 4 sources, quoted as written, every one linked to its page.

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

(And whoever sees) that his wife is with another man, his wealth or his standing has gone, and he will not be good in his religion; and it is said: wealth and ample worldly fortune.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 41

(And whoever sees) that his wife has become an old woman, then there is no good in it.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 42

(And whoever sees) that his wife has presented to him another wife or a woman, then he will separate from her or quarrel with her.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 41

And if he sees that his wife has increased in beauty and comeliness, then that is an increase in his religion and his worldly life, and the attainment of good and benefit.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 42

(And whoever sees) that his wife carries him, then it is the attainment of wealth and good that comes to him.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 41

(And whoever sees) that his wife has become one who commits some indecency or something detestable, then she is the opposite of that.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 42

Kinds and conditions of Wife

Hafsah (wife of the Prophet)

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

The wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him), the daughter of Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with her. Seeing her in a dream indicates something disliked.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 75

(And whoever sees) — among men — one of the other wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and he is unmarried, he will marry a righteous woman.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 75

A man divorcing (khul') his wife

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

In a dream it is a separation by death, dismissal from office, or travel. Allah the Exalted said: "They are a garment for you and you are a garment for them." So she strips her garment off from his garment.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 107

And perhaps khul' in a dream indicates a sale with the condition of return.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 107

zihar (declaring a wife forbidden)

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

Regarding a woman, it indicates in a dream the disclosure of secrets that bring about distress.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 230

And perhaps zihar indicates an oath.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 230

co-wife

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

The vision of co-wives in a dream indicates illnesses, harm, and blindness.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 221

And perhaps the vision of a co-wife indicates bad knowledge, the disclosure of secrets, distress, and vexation.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 221

help given by the wife

Freud and Jung, a separate view

the assistance attributed to the wife of the dreamer requires the interpretation that in reality it is only consideration for the wife which is responsible for the detention from such an attempt.

Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams / On Dreams / Dream Psychology, Dream Psychology, ch. V Sex in Dreams

intercourse with an unwilling wife

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

And if he sees that he had intercourse with his wife while she was turning away from him, then perhaps she will conspire against him.

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

Man's oath of abstinence from his wife (ila')

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

[Whoever makes an oath of abstinence] from his wife in a dream, it indicates grief and vexation, and it points to that which necessitates swearing by fathers and mothers and giving preference to that over swearing by Allah the Exalted, because ila' in the language means an oath concerning anything whatsoever.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 15

return of a divorced wife

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

In a dream it is an indication of the sick person's recovery, or of his returning to what he had been upon of religion, or school of thought, or craft, or homeland.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 126

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