Key

As is known, a key is an instrument by which a person opens different doors.

For this reason, seeing a key in a dream signifies that the dreamer shall attain the grace and bounty of Allah Almighty.

The key seen in a dream is also interpreted as opening the door of knowledge and the Qur’an.

To see oneself opening the door of a place with a key signifies good, whereas closing the door with a key signifies evil. A key signifies the opening of difficult matters, deliverance from sorrow and grief, recovery from illness, attainment of one’s desire, strength in religion, the acceptance of supplication, knowledge, and gnosis.

To see in a dream that one has the key to Paradise in one’s hand signifies being granted a share in worship, knowledge, wisdom, and gnosis.

To see in a dream that one has many keys in one’s hand is a sign of the existence of a great and noble person.

To see oneself opening a door or a lock signifies gaining victory over enemies.

Seeing a key in a dream has been interpreted in the following ways:

Abundance and sustenance,

Assistance,

Not straying from the path of knowledge,

A virtuous spouse and offspring,

Becoming the possessor of wealth,

Attaining relief,

An accepted supplication,

Performing the pilgrimage to Mecca,

Meeting governors and great men of state.

To see in a dream that one has a toothless key in one’s hand is a sign of wronging an orphan. To see the key of the Kaaba in one’s hand signifies attaining one of the exalted personages and becoming his friend.

To see an iron key in a dream signifies a powerful and renowned person and the well-being of affairs. Whoever finds a key in his dream gains strength and his affairs become easy; if he is ill, he regains his health; his religion and faith become stronger, and he finds goodness.

Whoever loses a key in his dream falls into distress. To see oneself looking inside through a keyhole signifies that there are insincere people around the person.

Opening a door with a key in a dream is a sign that the solution to problems is easier than it appears. Seeing a broken key in a dream is a sign that there are friends around you who speak behind your back.

The theft of a key in a dream is a sign that you shall fall into very difficult circumstances because of your neglecting your affairs.

Ibn Sīrīn: Seeing a key in a dream signifies knowledge, the door of sustenance, assistance, and victory. A key signifies opening treasures and resolving difficulties. To see that one has a key in one’s hand is interpreted as attaining wealth and honor and as the opening of the gates of Paradise. To see that one cannot open a door without a key is a sign that affairs shall become difficult. Seeing many keys signifies great knowledge and abundant sustenance, while opening a door with a key signifies gaining victory over the enemy. A key without teeth may indicate that the fast or pilgrimage is not accepted. The key of an unknown place is interpreted as knowledge of the unseen, whereas the key of a known place is interpreted as becoming the conqueror of that place.

With the right perspective, it can signify restoring balance, recovery, and developing a new understanding.

Uncertainty, indecision, or a tendency to take on excessive burden may be observed.

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.