Entering the House and Certain Other Places

If a person sees in a dream that he has entered a solitary house, far removed from houses and buildings, then that house is the abode of the Hereafter, and it indicates his death. If he sees that he has entered the aforesaid house and then departed from it, he approaches the degree of death, but is delivered from it. If a sick person sees that he has entered the abode of the Hereafter, that illness will carry him to the Hereafter, freeing him from the evils and seditions of the world.

Whoever sees himself in the Hereafter in a dream, if he is not ill, will receive glad tidings on account of his waging jihad, or his asceticism and worship, or his acquisition of knowledge, or his giving charity, or his visiting relatives, or his patience in the face of calamities.

If a person sees in a dream that, after going to the Hereafter, he has returned again, that person will return from exile and come to his city. If he sees that he is prevented from returning from Paradise, that person will remain in exile. The sight of Mecca in a dream by a rebellious person indicates his repentance; by an unbeliever, his becoming Muslim; and by a bachelor, his marrying. If the dreamer is engaged in enmity, it indicates that he will be victorious in his enmity and prevail in his dispute.

Entering Mecca in a dream indicates safety from fear. Whoever sees in a dream that he has entered the Station of Ibrahim (A.S.), if he is one who is afraid, will become safe from his fear. At times, entering the Station of Ibrahim (A.S.) in a dream indicates a great rank, such as the office of ruler, or striving to express and acquire knowledge, or an inheritance that will come to him from his mother or father.

Whoever enters the Noble House and the Sacred Mosque in a dream—if he is one who desires marriage, and if he is one who desires marriage—entering his house with a beautiful bride; engaging in what is unlawful despite having the ability to earn lawfully; and, especially if he enters without offering greetings or while his private parts are uncovered, it indicates his engaging in what is unlawful.

Seeing oneself enter the Sacred Mosque in a dream indicates safety from fear and making a true promise. Entering a street or marketplace in a dream indicates working and striving for sustenance; entering a house indicates marrying or desiring to marry.

Entering a mosque in a dream indicates being cleansed of sin; entering a church indicates corruption in religion. Whoever sees that he has entered Paradise shall, God willing, enter Paradise. This dream is glad tidings that the good which that person has sent, or will send, ahead for his own soul has been accepted.

Seeing oneself enter Hell and subsequently emerge from it in a dream is a warning that the person should repent and seek forgiveness for the evil state in which he finds himself. Sinners see such dreams. Some have said that whoever enters Hell in a dream, whether he is an unbeliever or a believer, will suffer from fever, fall into poverty, or be imprisoned. If the dreamer is a tradesman, he will commit many sins, or follow the path of unbelievers and sinners and associate with them. Some have also said that, for one who is on the road to pilgrimage, entering Paradise in a dream indicates his entering the Kaaba and completing the pilgrimage.

Whoever enters Paradise in a dream: if he is an unbeliever, he will become Muslim; if he is a sick believer, he will die of his illness. If he is a sick unbeliever, he will recover from his illness. If he is a bachelor, he will marry; if he is poor, he will become wealthy. Some interpreters have said that the owner of this dream will obtain an inheritance.

It provides early awareness; the person sees risks before they grow and can choose a more solid path.

Neglect, haste, untrustworthy people or uncontrolled behavior can increase the difficulty.

In the interpretation, the themes of work and responsibility, success and reputation, the emotional tone in the dream, and how the symbol concludes in the dream should be evaluated together.