Milk

To see milk in a dream signifies the religion of the Islamic fitrah and acting in accordance with this innate nature, and worldly provision acquired without toil. For a man or woman to see that there is milk in their breasts signifies accumulating wealth; milk flowing from both breasts signifies that fortune will open before them.

To see human milk in a dream sometimes signifies imprisonment, and distress for the one who suckles and the one who nurses; suckling a woman signifies wealth and gain; for a sick person to suckle a woman signifies recovery. (For a woman to nurse someone with her milk signifies toil and distress for herself; mare’s milk signifies wealth from the administration of the state or the affection of someone of high rank; the milk of other animals signifies good sustenance according to the quantity milked; a milk vessel signifies a wealthy and learned person and sustenance; if this vessel is made of copper and of a kind that spoils milk, it signifies a decrease in wealth; milking signifies deception.

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For a man who sees himself processing milk in a dream, this dream signifies that he will lose money in his working life because he acts timidly and lacks sufficient experience. For a middle-aged person, this dream indicates that he has a difficult task and must struggle in order to succeed. For a mature woman, it is interpreted as the arrival of an unexpected guest who will bring great happiness.

To see oneself milking in a dream signifies that ways of earning money will be found. Drinking milk is a sign of happiness and success. Spilling milk indicates that you will suffer loss because of a close friend and will be greatly saddened by this circumstance.

The interpretation of drinking milk in a dream is exceedingly auspicious. This dream, which is a sign of happiness and success, is also the herald of a healthy life.

It signifies lawful wealth, property, earnings, and fortune. For unmarried persons, it is also interpreted as marriage.

According to Daniel (peace be upon him): if the milk is fresh and sweet, it signifies abundance of wealth and piety; if it is sour and spoiled, it signifies their deficiency. Whoever sees that the milk has become fresh cheese and eats it will attain lawful wealth and sustenance. A woman pouring milk upon a man signifies that the man will be arrested.

Whoever sees in a dream that he milks an animal and blood comes from its udder instead of milk acts contrary to the commands of the government. If poison comes out instead of milk, it signifies unlawful wealth.

To see milk boiling on the ground like water and spreading all around signifies that the people of that place will be subjected to oppression. Whoever drinks milk from his own breast betrays his own earnings. To see milk flowing like water from a woman’s breast signifies an increase in goodness and blessings.

To see oneself drinking mare’s milk signifies goodness and drawing near to persons of rank; drinking mule’s milk signifies difficulty in one’s affairs; drinking camel’s milk signifies that benefit will come from great persons; drinking gazelle’s milk signifies abundance of sustenance; drinking goat’s milk signifies wealth that will come from one’s wife.

Drinking tiger’s milk in a dream signifies victory over an enemy; drinking elephant’s milk signifies unlawful wealth; drinking buffalo’s milk signifies abundance of sustenance and great wealth; drinking donkey’s milk signifies illness and recovery; drinking bear’s milk signifies harm, fear, and sorrow; drinking rabbit’s milk signifies that some good will come from a base woman.

Drinking swine’s milk signifies deficiency of reason and foolishness; according to one report, it signifies unlawful wealth or calamity; drinking fox’s milk signifies deception. According to some, for a woman to see herself nursing signifies goodness, while for a man it signifies evil.

Drinking dog’s milk in a dream signifies fear; according to one report, it signifies severe illness; lion’s milk signifies honor and wealth from a great person, victory over an enemy, and attainment of one’s purpose; jackal’s milk signifies enmity and quarrelling with relatives; cow’s milk signifies goodness and elevation in religion and worldly affairs during that year; the milk of a wild ox signifies falling ill and recovering immediately.

Drinking cat’s milk in a dream signifies quarrelling and enmity; according to one report, it signifies becoming weak and illness; wolf’s milk signifies fear or an important opportunity slipping from one’s hand; sheep’s milk signifies lawful wealth and strength in religion; bird’s milk signifies that one’s desire will be fulfilled completely.

According to Abu Sa‘id al-Wa‘iz: milking signifies deception. Colostrum (the milk milked immediately after an animal gives birth) is interpreted as sustenance after distress or unlawful wealth. According to one report, it signifies asking a worthless man to do a good deed.

According to al-Salimi: curdled milk is interpreted as unlawful wealth, fatigue, hardship, and sorrow.

Whoever sees in a dream that he abandons pure milk and drinks spoiled milk becomes content with the conditions of livelihood of an inferior class. He enters an unlawful place, and according to one report, deviates from his religion. Whoever gives a lion cub milk obtains goodness and benefit from the government.

According to Jabir al-Maghribi, milking an animal whose meat is not eaten is not good.

According to Ja‘far al-Sadiq: seeing human milk is interpreted in three ways: lawful sustenance, children, and sorrow in one’s livelihood.

According to another report: seeing milk in a dream signifies the Islamic fitrah. Milk is wealth obtained without undergoing hardship. Whether a man or a woman, whoever sees in a dream that there is milk in their breast, this signifies that the person will accumulate wealth.

If one sees milk flowing from both breasts, the world turns toward that person and fortune opens before him. If a woman whose breasts have no milk while awake sees in a dream that her breasts contain milk, or that she nurses a small child, a man, or a woman, it signifies that the fortune and destiny of both the nursing and the nursing person will be obstructed. Human milk signifies imprisonment and distress for both the nursing and the suckling person. (If someone sees in a dream that he buys milk in order to give it to his child to drink, it signifies that he will raise his child according to his own character and morals.

Some interpreters said that whoever sees himself suckling a woman’s milk will obtain wealth and gain. If someone sees in a dream that he drinks mare’s milk, the ruler will feel affection for him and some good will reach him from the ruler. The milk of other animals signifies good sustenance in proportion to the amount milked from them. Milking signifies deception. The milk of a newborn camel signifies the religion of the fitrah. Therefore, if someone drinks the milk of a newborn camel or suckles from it once, twice, or three times, it signifies that he will remain steadfast upon the Islamic fitrah according to which he was created, perform the prayer, observe the fast, and give zakat and charity.

For the person who drinks milk in a dream, it signifies lawful wealth, knowledge, and wisdom. Milk that has been milked signifies property and wealth. Some interpreters said that whoever sees himself milking a camel and drinking its milk will marry a righteous woman. If that person is married, he will have a virtuous male child.

Whoever sees himself milking a cow and drinking its milk, if he is poor, will become wealthy. Sheep’s and goat’s milk signify taxes that will be collected.

Whoever sees himself drinking sheep’s milk will attain goodness, comfort, joy, and relief. Lion’s milk signifies wealth for the one who drinks it, victory over his enemy, and hostility toward people. Tiger’s milk signifies that the one who drinks it will openly reveal his enmity. Wolf’s milk signifies crime, murder, intense fear, and strength in a matter. For the one who drinks it, it signifies harm in livelihood. Some interpreters said that wolf’s milk signifies wealth and sovereignty.

Whoever sees himself drinking wolf’s milk will attain leadership and consume the wealth of the people of a city by force and domination.

The milk of a dog seen in a dream signifies intense fear for the one who drinks it, and wealth that will come to him at the hand of an oppressive person. Some interpreters said that whoever drinks dog’s milk in a dream will attain power and strength and will become the leader of the people of a city. Some interpreters said that the milk of all wild animals is religiously doubtful. They said that the milk of a wild ass signifies an illness from which one will later recover.

Drinking the milk of a deer signifies little sustenance. Donkey’s milk signifies a minor illness. Whoever drinks donkey’s milk in a dream will attain goodness. Cat’s milk signifies a mild illness and enmity. For someone to see milk coming out from a place in a dream signifies that oppression and sedition, accompanied by bloodshed, will arise in that place in proportion to the amount of milk.

Drinking sheep’s milk signifies good wealth. Cattle’s milk signifies riches. Mule’s milk signifies difficulty, severity, and calamity. Human milk, when drunk by a sick person in a dream, signifies recovery from illness. Dog’s and cat’s milk signify illness or fear. Whoever sees himself giving milk in exchange for something loses his creation and innate nature.

It signifies wealth, a long life, becoming pregnant, the disclosure of secrets, knowledge, and the affirmation of the oneness of God. For sick persons, milk signifies medicine, sustenance, possessing an animal, or acquiring the character and nature of that animal. The milk of cattle, sheep, camels, and buffaloes all signifies amassed wealth. Their yoghurt signifies sorrow. Mare’s milk signifies anxiety. Fox’s and cat’s milk signify committing sins. Human milk is a trust that ought not to be given to anyone other than those entitled to it.

Drinking milk is exceedingly auspicious. This dream, which is a symbol of happiness and success, is also the herald of a healthy life. Spilling milk signifies that you will suffer harm and that, because of your close friends, you will be distressed for a time.

Ibn Sirin: If a pregnant woman sees in a dream the protein-rich fluid secreted for several days after childbirth, namely colostrum, this signifies her deliverance or that she will give birth.

Ibn Sirin: Seeing milk in a dream signifies the fitrah, instinct, or easy and lawful wealth. Spoiled milk signifies unlawful wealth; seeing milk carried in the breast signifies accumulation; milk flowing from a man signifies riches and new opportunities; a woman’s milk signifies deliverance from illness.

A woman’s nursing signifies restriction of earnings; taking a wet nurse signifies that the child will be raised like its father; suckling milk from the breast signifies abundance and profit; mare’s milk signifies affection and benefit from a person of rank; a mare’s milk signifies meeting with the ruler; cow’s, goat’s, and sheep’s milk signify lawful earnings; milking signifies cunning or blessing; milking an Arab camel signifies working in an Arab country; milking an Asian camel signifies working in another country; blood coming from the breasts signifies straying from the path of God; poison coming from them signifies unlawful earnings; a merchant’s milking signifies profit; suckling from the breast of a pregnant camel signifies steadfastness in religion, prayer, charity, knowledge, and wisdom; milking a camel and drinking its milk signifies marrying a religious woman; a poor person milking a cow and drinking its milk signifies earnings sufficient to meet his basic needs; sheep’s and goat’s milk signify happiness and joy; lioness’s milk signifies money or defeating an enemy; eagle’s milk signifies strength and victory; tiger’s milk signifies declaring one’s enmity; jackal’s and wolf’s milk signify a monetary penalty, fear, and harm, or becoming a leader and defrauding others; swine’s milk signifies a change in one’s condition; dog’s milk signifies weakness of intellect, wealth from an oppressor, or governorship; the milk of predatory animals signifies religious doubt; zebra’s milk signifies illness; deer’s and gazelle’s milk signify little earnings; the milk of an animal that does not give milk signifies the fulfillment of one’s wish; the milk of predatory and venomous animals signifies peace; snake’s milk signifies a deed pleasing to God, joy, or deliverance from affliction; fox’s milk signifies a temporary illness and debt or recovery; donkey’s milk signifies illness; jenny’s milk signifies profit; cat’s milk signifies illness and distress or generosity; milk spilled upon the ground signifies sedition, oppression, and bloodshed; sheep’s milk signifies lawful earnings; cow’s milk signifies riches; mule’s milk signifies distress; sable’s milk signifies illness or fear; wasting milk signifies loss of money or a long life, pregnancy, knowledge, or scandal; spoiled milk signifies distress; rabbit’s and mare’s milk signify a good name; human milk signifies a trust; and the milk of an unknown animal signifies strength for the sick, deliverance from prison, usurpation, or blackmail.

Ibn Sirin: Being deceived in a dream signifies the whisperings of Satan or entering upon a wrong path.

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 success and reputation, work and responsibility, health and body, spiritual signs, the emotional tone in the dream, and how the symbol concludes in the dream should be evaluated together.