Sleep

Seeing oneself asleep in a dream indicates laziness, unemployment, and idleness. Seeing people asleep indicates grief and anxiety, or high prices, or difficult and confused affairs.

Sleeping in a beautiful place in a dream means that you will lead a happy life together with your loved ones; sleeping in an evil environment is a sign of illness and separation. A sound and comfortable sleep in a dream indicates great tranquillity.

Whoever sees himself sleeping in a dream will suffer corruption in his religion and will not succeed in his work. Whoever sees himself lying on his back and sleeping will have a powerful superior, and the world will be at his disposal. Whoever sees himself sleeping curled up will lose his property, his strength will diminish, and he will become bewildered as to how to conduct his affairs. According to some interpreters, seeing sleep for a happy person signifies goodness and security.

If a sick person sees himself sleeping in his sleep, it indicates that he will recover; if one who is in battle sees himself sleeping, it indicates his fear and that he will be defeated.

According to al-Salimi, sleep is comfort. The dream of sleep is interpreted in eight ways: security, comfort, heedlessness, corruption, death, the loss of property, weakness, and strength.

According to Abdulgani al-Nabulsi, sleep is heedlessness. Seeing oneself asleep or wishing to sleep is laziness and is not good for everyone. However, if a person afflicted by fear and anxiety, and awaiting hardship and torment, sees himself sleeping, it is auspicious. For just as grief and distress are forgotten in sleep, this dream also indicates that fear and anxiety will disappear.

Seeing oneself sleeping in a cemetery, on a road, or upon a grave in a dream indicates death for the sick and unemployment for the healthy. According to some interpreters, sleep signifies heedlessness of the good works that Allah (Exalted is He) has made obligatory upon a person; for the devout and warriors, it signifies a blessed journey and withdrawal from worldly affairs.

Seeing people asleep in a dream indicates the confusion of worldly affairs; at such a time, it means that everyone will be delivered from these calamities. Seeing oneself asleep indicates dismissal from office for an official, poverty and destitution for others, and marriage for a single woman. The dream of sleep signifies neglecting one’s work.

Seeing oneself sleeping on one’s back in a dream indicates severity in one’s affairs, death, and sometimes laziness. That is to say, seeing oneself sleeping upon one’s back is not good. It is either illness or death. Whoever sees himself lying beneath a tree in a wooded place will have many children. Whoever sees himself sleeping face down will attain land, a child, and wealth.

Seeing in a dream that sleep has overcome one—that is, that one is about to doze off—indicates security after fear, repentance for the rebellious, guidance for the unbeliever, wealth for the poor, abundance after deprivation, and deliverance from the enemy.

Seeing in a dream that one conforms to everything and is agreeable in the matters proposed to him is proof that he will adapt easily to every affair. It is interpreted as honesty in his dealings and soundness in his financial condition.

If you see in a dream that you are sleeping in a beautiful place, this is a sign that you will lead a happy life together with your loved ones. Sleeping in a bad environment in a dream is a sign of illness and quarrelling.

Ibn Sirin: Sleeping in a dream indicates heedlessness or unemployment. In general, sleeping or feeling sleepy in a dream bears negative meanings, except for a person who is afraid or awaiting a hardship or calamity that he might otherwise encounter. For sleep calms all fears, removes them, and soothes distress. Sleeping in a cemetery in a dream indicates illness. Sleeping upon a grave indicates death for a sick person and unemployment for a healthy person. Sleeping in a dream also indicates stagnation, heedlessness, violating the commands of Allah, or belittling or denying the consequences of denying them.

Sleeping in a dream may also represent a blessed journey, such as seeking knowledge or performing good works. It also indicates disregarding worldly attractions or belittling their display. Sleeping people in a dream may represent collective destruction, death, murders, rising prices, or matters of which people are unaware. If, in reality, people are unaware of or doubtful about something, and one sees them in such a state of sleep in a dream, it indicates that Allah Most High will lift that veil and they will see their affairs clearly. If a person sees himself sleeping or lying on his back in a dream, it indicates that he will gain power and financial success in the world.

Sleeping on one’s face in a dream may indicate losing one’s work or poverty. Sleeping on the ground in a dream indicates acquiring a piece of land, becoming a wealthy person, or having a child. For a single woman, sleeping in a dream indicates that she will marry soon. The sleep of a tyrannical ruler in a dream means temporary relief for the people. Sleeping in a dream also indicates intoxication of the mind, ecstasy, illness, neglecting one’s duties, separation, humiliation, or death. Sleeping beneath a tree in a dream indicates having a large progeny.

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.