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Seeing Someone Else Performing the Prayer
It is a dream indicating that one will suffer distress, overcome troubles through patience, inevitably fall into an environment of sin, and that it is possible to be freed from sin according to one’s inner desire.
When you see in your dream a person whom you know performing the prayer, it is interpreted as meaning that what passes through your mind and heart will come to pass, and that people will attain spiritual success by acting according to their desires and wishes.
If the person performing the prayer is unknown to the dreamer, it is a dream indicating that he is in spiritual distress, that he does not pay attention to his religious devotions or will not do so, and that it ought to be understood as a warning addressed to him. It is related that circumstances will arise causing people to perceive their deficiency in their own worship and in their religious life, without needing to be warned by others, and that the person will reform himself, repent, and strive, or ought to strive, to establish a steady life in religious matters.
Whoever sees in his dream an unknown person supplicating is an indication that he will fall into distress and will soon be delivered from his troubles. It is related that those who see this dream will have worldly desires, that their wishes will lie within certain standards, and that, because they do not act in accordance with their standards, it will take them a very long time to attain their wishes; yet those who seek to reach their desires will ultimately attain them. It is interpreted that the person will suffer worldly troubles, that one of his wishes will be to escape worldly troubles, and that, as his heart finds relief with the passage of time, he will undertake great investment plans.
Whoever sees in his dream someone whom he knows supplicating is an indication that he will strive greatly for the world, commit grave errors by being deceived by the world’s allurements, and not work for the Hereafter. It is interpreted that the dreamer will be deceived by the beauties and attractions of the world, that his desires from life will all be for this transient world, and that his worldly wishes for the world will eventually be accepted and he will attain the life he desires. The worldly desires he obtains will make the person happy; however, it is related that he will do nothing for the Hereafter, lead a very poor life in religious terms, and, if he does not heed these matters, his life will be one destined for Hell.
Whoever sees in his dream his mother supplicating is an indication that he will have a very successful life by working both for the world and for the Hereafter. It is generally interpreted that those who see this dream will live their lives with two sides—namely, that they will invest both for the world and for the Hereafter. It is related that the sign of success in their lives will be very high, that they will practice piety in order to attain success, that they will work very hard as a result of their piety, and that, entering a life filled with their supplications, they will become very moderate and also very successful, as well as materially powerful.
Whoever sees in his dream his friend supplicating is an indication that he will strive greatly for a beautiful future and attain it. It is interpreted that those who see this dream have anxieties about the future and great expectations from it, yet that events will occur which they will attain by standing firm against their expectations, and that developments will arise causing their anxiety about the future to disappear. It is related that the future they will attain will come about because the person supplicates much and desires success by working hard, and that it may arise from the person’s inner beauty.
Whoever sees in his dream another person supplicating aloud is an indication that he will attach importance to ostentation and that his financial condition will be sound. It is a sign that those who see this dream will have supplications for abundance and prosperity, and that they will work out of a desire to shape their lives according to their supplications. There is a narration that they will have a prosperous life and, with fortune also standing beside them, material sufficiency will appear in their affairs.
Whoever sees in his dream that he is worshipping Allah ought to interpret it as good; it is an indication that he will work both for the Hereafter and for the world without becoming engrossed in worldly affairs. It is interpreted that those who see this dream will possess abundant scholarly knowledge, will acknowledge that Islam is an ocean and undertake efforts to learn it, and will attain blessings by becoming absorbed in the bounties that will be bestowed in the Hereafter. It is related that the person will beseech Allah, constantly remember Him, and remain at all times in Islamic reverence by performing one of the acts of worship, such as prayer or fasting. Emphasis is placed upon the fact that the person will not, or will not greatly, suffer hardship in this world, and that the blessings he will obtain in the Hereafter will be plentiful.
Whoever sees in his dream that he worships a being other than Allah is an indication that he will fall into error and heedlessness. It is interpreted that, in whatever setting and in whatever manner, worshipping an object, body, or being other than Allah will cause the person to fall into error and deviation. It is related that people may stray from the path, that there is a problem in their lives and ways of living, and that they must urgently examine themselves and free themselves from the deviation into which they have entered. There is a narration that the difficult circumstances into which people have fallen, or will fall, are matters of the most extreme kind.
It is an indication that, by becoming engrossed in worldly affairs, one will commit sin, and that those who commit sin will make grave mistakes.
Whoever sees in his dream that he has interrupted the prayer is interpreted as entering environments in which he will commit sins, inclining toward sin, entering evil surroundings without striving to refrain from sin, and making mistakes after which he may feel regret. It is related that people will have deficiencies in religious matters, that they will not be very bad by nature, but that they will fall into a lack of religious knowledge; this lack of knowledge will cause the person to err, and he will enter situations regarded as sins from a religious standpoint.
It is expressed as a dream interpreted for good, because the dreamer has, or will have, expectations from life, his expectations will not be fulfilled, and he will enter a period of waiting with the passage of time, yet they will never come to pass; for the failure of the expectations to be fulfilled will be more beneficial for the person.
Whoever sees in his dream his mother rise to perform the prayer is an indication that he will be in deviation and will ultimately reach the right path. It is interpreted that there will be deviation in the dreamer’s family and in the dreamer himself, that people will find the right path with time, and that, having found the right path, they will worship. It is related that the person and his family will, with time, undergo changes in their standards of living and in the circumstances of their lives, and that steps toward reaching the right path will be taken of their own accord.
Whoever sees in his dream an unknown person rise to perform the prayer is an indication that he will be able to protect himself in the life of this world and will not become immersed in sin. It is interpreted that, in the lives of those who see this dream, there is a purpose of avoiding sin, not neglecting their worship, and elevating their spirituality without devoting themselves to worldly affairs, as well as an intention to emphasize this in their way of living. It is related that the person will refrain from committing sin and, by fleeing from sins, will strive to live a life he has fashioned in his own mind. It is related that the person will work to improve himself spiritually with every passing day, and will continue his life by ascending in spiritual rank.
Whoever sees in his dream a person who does not perform the prayer rise to perform it is an indication that he will have a matter in which he will be very successful. It is interpreted that those who see this dream will succeed in their working life, strive in order to be successful, and attain or will attain a position through their own desire, wish, and success, without receiving anyone’s help; and that, thanks to the successes they will achieve, they will have no material difficulties. It is interpreted that they will become very strong financially, and that, in defiance of the days in which they suffered hardship, they will find relief and ease.
Positive Meaning
It can be read as a sign of easing, receiving support, gaining morale, or a fruitful development.
Shadow Meaning
Underestimating opportunities, succumbing to comfort, or being late may reduce the positive effect.
Advice
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.