Rock, Stone, and Pebble

Seeing various rocks and stones in a dream is interpreted in two ways: one is wealth, and the other is a great person. Seeing that one possesses rocks or stones in a dream signifies great rank and property, and becoming friends with a well-mannered person.

Seeing a white stone in a dream signifies goodness and benefit; seeing a yellow stone signifies friendship with an evil person. Seeing a red stone signifies a person without religious faith; seeing a black stone signifies doing business with a hypocritical person and suffering harm from him.

Whoever sees that he is gathering stones in a dream will obtain wealth from a journey. Whoever sees that he gathers stones from a plain and an uninhabited place and brings them to the city will earn money through deceit. Whoever sees that he places the stone in his hand upon another stone will give his property unwillingly to someone else.

Whoever sees that he is gathering small, broken, and crushed fragments of stone in a dream will accumulate wealth. Whoever sees that he gathers small stones without anyone seeing and puts them in his pocket will steal the property of others.

Seeing smooth, shining, and marble stones in a dream signifies lawful wealth; crooked, misshapen, inferior stones signify unlawful wealth. The smoothness and brightness of a stone signify the ease of one’s earnings; rough and coarse stones signify money earned with difficulty. Whoever sees in his dream that he throws a stone at someone accuses him of adultery or of something even graver. According to one narration, he speaks ill of him.

Seeing in a dream that the stone one threw strikes and wounds that man signifies that the accusation or evil word has grieved him and caused him harm.

According to Khalil al-Isfahani, great rocks are interpreted as hard-hearted people. Whoever sees in his dream that he climbs upon a rock in order to break off a piece of it begins a difficult undertaking. If he breaks off a piece from the rock, he will succeed in that undertaking to the extent of the piece he broke off. If he breaks off nothing, he will gain nothing. Seeing a great rock fall to the ground signifies that a great person in that place will die, or that war or a calamity such as locusts or hail will arise.

Whoever sees in a dream that he is carving a rock wishes to begin a difficult undertaking. If he is able to carve something from the rock, he will succeed in that undertaking. Whoever sees that he rides upon a stone as one rides a horse will marry if he is unmarried; otherwise, he will be occupied with a difficult task. Whoever sees that he strikes a stone with a stick, whereupon it splits and water comes forth, will become rich if he is poor; and if he is rich, his wealth will increase. According to one narration, he will enter public service and become a person whose word carries weight. According to another narration, easy sustenance will come into his hands.

Whoever sees in a dream that a stone is hanging from his neck will suffer harm and a monetary penalty. Whoever sees that he leans upon a stone will rely upon a person possessing much wealth. Whoever sees that he leans against a rock and sits will find comfort by relying upon a person of position.

Whoever sees in a dream that he carries a stone upon his head will enter the service of someone and benefit from him. Seeing stones raining down from the sky signifies that money and livelihood will be abundant in that land; according to one narration, it signifies that trials and calamities will come. Whoever sees that he is striving to topple a rock will fall out with a great person and quarrel with him. If he is able to topple the rock, he will prevail in that quarrel. Whoever sees that he jumps over a rock several times will ask a great person for a position and obtain it.

According to Abu Sa‘id al-Wa‘iz, a rock signifies joy and abundance of livelihood. Marble signifies wealth and relief. Flint signifies dominion; a black stone and rock signify a hard-hearted person; small stones are compared with wealth and knowledge.

According to Kirmani, small stones signify the common people; according to one narration, they signify scholars. Whoever sees a bird descend from the sky, gather small stones, and cast them upon him will acquire knowledge or receive goodness and benefit.

Whoever sees in a dream that he gathers small stones and puts them in his bosom or swallows them will draw near to men of knowledge; according to one narration, he will draw near to the wealthy. Whoever sees that he throws small stones into the sea will lose his wealth in the sea. Whoever sees that he throws stones into a well will spend his wealth on marriage or on acquiring a servant.

Whoever sees that he hunts a bird with a stone will begin a task and accomplish it. Whoever sees that he stones a person with small stones will speak ill of that person. Whoever sees that a small stone enters his ear will hear a sorrowful word. (According to Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi: Seeing a rock in a dream is interpreted as a great person, a patient woman, steadfastness, prudence, long life, rank, cheapness, forgetfulness, a house, flesh, and an animal such as a donkey. Seeing many rocks in a land signifies that prices will be low there. Although a rock signifies public office in some dreams, this does not continue for a long time. When it must be interpreted as a woman, it is interpreted as: “a contented and patient woman.”

The rocks seen in the mountains in a dream are the great notables and leaders of the land. Seeing oneself climb upon a rock is interpreted like a dream of a mountain. Pieces of rock torn from the mountains and fallen to the ground are interpreted as a notable of the state who has been dismissed from his office, or as such persons who have died.

Seeing in a dream that a great rock breaks loose from its place and falls signifies the dismissal of a great official from his office or his death. Whoever sees that he climbs a rock is striving to attain a great station. If he climbs it easily, he will attain his objective with ease. A stone is also interpreted in a dream as a hard-hearted, ignorant, and lazy person. Some say that it signifies the dead as well.

Whoever sees in his dream that he has turned to stone will become a hard-hearted, corrupt, irreligious, and rebellious person. If he is ill, he will die or be afflicted with paralysis. Seeing a stone fall from the sky to the earth signifies that a hard-hearted ruler will come to that land.

Seeing in a dream that the stone falling from the sky breaks apart and scatters over the houses signifies that oppression and evil will place all the people in danger. Stones raining down from the sky are also interpreted as locusts, a storm, cold, a typhoon, or an epidemic disease.

Whoever sees in his dream that he carries stones will enter a very difficult undertaking. Whoever sees that he rides upon a stone will marry if he is unmarried; if he is wealthy, he will become still wealthier. A millstone is interpreted as a man of knowledge, a child, marriage, and wealth. Whoever sees that he possesses such a stone will prevail over his enemy. Whoever sees beneficial stones will attain peace and comfort.

Seeing small fragments of stone in a dream signifies money and wealth; according to one narration, it signifies trials and calamities as well. Whoever sees that someone gives him a handful of pebbles will receive money from that person. Seeing many pebbles in one’s house signifies becoming wealthy.

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.