Iʿtikāf

To see oneself entering iʿtikāf in a mosque in a dream signifies clinging to goodness and righteousness, reviving abandoned Sunan and thereby attaining the reward of martyrdom, or seeking the hand of a chaste woman.

To enter iʿtikāf in a church in a dream signifies inclining towards a woman who commits adultery; and to see oneself entering iʿtikāf at one’s place of work signifies devoting oneself to livelihood and earning, and paying no heed to the Hereafter.

If the person who sees himself performing iʿtikāf in a church is a man, he inclines his lower self towards a woman who commits adultery. Whoever sees himself performing iʿtikāf in a mosque shall be employed in works of righteousness, or, if he is a man, shall seek the hand of a chaste woman. If he sees himself performing iʿtikāf in a shop, he strives for his sustenance and livelihood.

Ibn Sīrīn: To see iʿtikāf in a dream signifies spiritual retreat, supplications, hunger, fasting, sorrow, humbling oneself, and controlling one’s passions and desires.

Ibn Sīrīn: The place in which a person sees himself performing iʿtikāf in a dream signifies the occupation towards which that person inclines. If it is a mosque, it denotes blessing or marriage to a righteous woman. To perform one’s iʿtikāf in one’s own shop in a dream signifies that one’s work has become his greatest concern. Spiritual iʿtikāf in a dream signifies worship, supplications, hunger, the fasting of a vow, sorrow, humbling oneself, and controlling one’s passions and desires. To see oneself withdrawing into seclusion in a known place signifies that this place is a source of comfort. To see oneself taking refuge in one’s shop signifies clinging to one’s source of livelihood.

It can be read as a sign of easing, receiving support, gaining morale, or a fruitful development.

Underestimating opportunities, succumbing to comfort, or being late may reduce the positive effect.

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