Sheep

Seeing a sheep in a dream signifies a chaste, honorable, and respected woman; booty, a child, and good and blessed wealth. Following after a sheep signifies following in the footsteps of a woman; milking a sheep or eating its meat signifies attaining goodness, sustenance, and bounty; grazing sheep signifies becoming a ruler. A skinned sheep portends the death of someone.

Seeing a flock of sheep in a dream signifies an obedient and docile populace; dirty sheep signify people who are filthy and carry vermin; both the black and the white of the sheep signify goodness, while its head and legs signify booty.

Seeing the tail of a sheep in a dream signifies a woman’s property, abundant bounty, or swearing an oath. Milking a sheep in a dream signifies getting along well with people, having a sound knowledge of the art of governance, and sustenance; a sheep-skinner signifies a commander or official who oppresses the populace. A ram signifies an honorable and esteemed person; the ram’s wool and tail signify wealth from an honorable person or marrying his daughter; a lamb signifies a child who does not fall short in obedience and respect toward its mother and father.

If a pregnant woman sees a lamb in a dream, it portends that she will give birth to a boy. Seeing a sheep in a dream signifies a woman. Whoever sees that he has reached a sheep will marry a woman. Whoever sees a sheep walking before him will fall in love with a woman, but, failing to attain his aim, he will give it up.

Milking a sheep in a dream means that the one who sees it will undertake a beneficial deed that year. Healthy sheep are a sign of happiness. Unhealthy sheep mean that you will be unhappy because of a wrong step you take in your business life. If the sheep is fat, clean, and healthy, it signifies a very important success and good fortune.

The interpretation of seeing a sheep in a dream is that of a noble woman. Whoever slaughters a sheep and eats of its meat will attain his desire. Whoever sees in his dream that he slaughtered a sheep will slander a woman. According to one narration, a sheep is interpreted as a married woman.

To see in one’s dream that one owns a sheep means that wealth will come into the hands of the one who sees it. Tying a sheep, holding it, riding upon it, buying it, or seeing it give birth signifies attaining one’s purpose; entering a house also signifies that the year will be prosperous. Seeing a sheep in a dream signifies that you will live amid blessings and abundance.

Ibn Sirin: Seeing a sheep in a dream signifies an honorable and blessed wife or blessing. Seeing oneself milking a sheep signifies attaining wealth.

Ibn Sirin: Seeing a flock of sheep in a dream signifies a good flock, obedient subjects, or good citizens. A sheep in a dream also signifies joy, happiness, festivals, a spouse, children, a field, property, abundance, and prosperity, especially when a person gives the alms due on his wealth. Possessing a flock of sheep signifies an increase in wealth. Passing by a flock of sheep is like passing by a witless group. If a flock of sheep comes toward someone, it signifies a group that he will confront in a quarrel which he will ultimately win. Receiving a flock of sheep as a gift in a dream signifies a political appointment, knighthood / rank, knowledge, a position of justice, or blessing in one’s life.

Shearing the wool of a sheep is a warning that one must keep away from people for three days. White and black sheep signify profit in a dream, but the benefit obtained from a white sheep is greater. Seeing a flock of sheep in a dream signifies perpetual happiness. Seeing sheep’s heads and trotters while passing by a slaughterhouse or a tripe shop signifies long life. Seeing oneself transformed into a sheep signifies gaining booty or acquiring something. Seeing a sheep in a dream also signifies an obedient child. If a sheep is given as a gift in a dream to someone whose wife is pregnant, it signifies that she will give birth to a male child.

Other small domestic animals signify a headache on account of the responsibility of caring for male children, whereas female children signify worldly success and profit. Seeing oneself slaughtering a sheep in a dream signifies that one’s own male child, or the male child of someone one knows, will die shortly. A sheep merchant signifies a good man of keen intuition who spends his wealth in the path of knowledge. Seeing in a dream that one has a fat tail like that of a sheep signifies that one’s livelihood will depend upon the earnings of one’s children. A sheep in a dream also signifies a righteous man.

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 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.