Staircase

Seeing a staircase in a dream signifies victory over enemies for one who fulfills the religious commandments, and weakness of faith and sin for the profligate. Climbing the staircase denotes goodness and deliverance, esteem and honor, rank and position, sustenance and bounty; descending denotes sorrow and grief, loss of rank and position, and falling from esteem.

Seeing oneself fall from a staircase in a dream signifies losing one’s rank and office; holding on and being saved while about to fall from the staircase signifies the restoration of esteem and return to office.

Going up and down the staircase repeatedly in a dream signifies performing beneficial works for the people and also deriving benefit from them oneself; if a sick person sees that he has climbed to the topmost step of the staircase, it denotes his death.

Descending a staircase in a dream to a known place signifies deliverance from fear and distress; descending the staircase for the purpose of some affair signifies goodness and success, well-being and happiness; the staircase is interpreted as the fulfillment of one’s desire.

Seeing the first step of a staircase in a dream signifies prayer; the second, fasting; the third, almsgiving; the fourth, charity; the fifth, pilgrimage; the sixth, jihad; and the seventh, recitation of the Qur’an.

The steps of a staircase seen in a dream denote the causes of advancement in work and profession, the means resorted to in order to attain an objective, the places where one lodges during a journey, and the granting of time for an affair or purpose.

What does climbing a staircase in a dream mean? It means performing a beautiful deed and attaining fame and a lofty rank; descending the staircase signifies missing a very good opportunity; seeing the staircase broken signifies that one will be defeated by one’s enemy.

If you saw in your dream that you were climbing a staircase, it means that you will realize your dreams. Descending the staircase is a sign of failure and disappointment.

Climbing a bright and spacious staircase in a dream signifies that the person will attain all that he desires. Descending or falling from the staircase is failure. It signifies that the person will lose his rank and esteem.

Whoever sees himself climbing a staircase made of earth or adobe in a dream will find goodness and beneficence. Lawful sustenance will come into his hand. Whoever sees himself climbing a staircase made of lime and brick, his religion will be corrupted.

Climbing a staircase made of stone in a dream signifies a hard-hearted person. A staircase made of wood and timber denotes weakness in religion. (According to Kirmani: Whoever sees himself climbing a long staircase will attain a great position. Whoever sees himself descending a staircase, if he is an official or a laborer, will be dismissed from his work. If he is one of the common people, he will fall from esteem.)

Whoever sees in a dream that his foot slips and he falls while descending a staircase will lose his position. Whoever gathers himself, holds on, and rises while falling from a staircase, if he has been dismissed from work, will be taken back into his employment. If he is one of the common people, his esteem will return.

According to Jabir al-Maghribi: Whoever sees himself climbing a staircase, descending it, climbing it again, and descending once more will work in the affairs of the people, and the people will benefit from him.

Seeing oneself climb a broad and well-ordered staircase in a dream means that the one who sees it will engage in charitable works and receive the prayers of everyone. Whoever sees that someone takes him by the hand and makes him climb the staircase will attain rank and position through the agency of another person and benefit thereby.

According to Ja‘far al-Sadiq (may Allah be pleased with him): Seeing a staircase in a dream signifies victory over the enemy, and committing sins for people of corruption. Whoever sees himself climbing a staircase in his dream will acquire strength and power. His religion will become stronger; if he is ill and climbs to the head of the staircase, his life has reached its end.

Whoever sees himself climbing a long and broad staircase in a dream will attain a great office and become a companion to many eminent persons. Whoever sees himself climbing an old staircase will gain and benefit from his earnings.

Whoever sees himself fall from a staircase in a dream will suffer corruption in his religion. Whoever sees himself descending an old staircase step by step, in a halting manner, will experience stagnation in his trade. Seeing the steps of a wooden staircase break while climbing it signifies that one will be defeated by one’s enemy.

Whoever finds a staircase and descends by it to a place known to him will be delivered from his grief and distress. According to Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi: A staircase in a dream is the key to rising and gaining esteem in this world and the Hereafter. It is interpreted as travel, places of lodging, days, one’s lifespan, and the members of one’s household.

Seeing oneself descend a staircase in a dream signifies, if the dreamer is traveling, returning to his homeland; if he is an official, being dismissed from his work; if he is wealthy, poverty; and if he is ill, death. According to some interpreters, the staircase is a blessed matter.

According to another narration: A wooden staircase seen in a dream signifies distress and hardship caused by travel. At times, the staircase signifies safety in affairs. At times, climbing upon a wooden staircase signifies enjoining goodness upon one who does not obey, advising one who does not accept advice, and restraining from evil one who does not avoid evil. At times, seeing a staircase signifies steadfastness and continuance in affairs, and keeping concealed that which one wishes to hide and keep secret.

What Does Seeing a Staircase in a Dream Mean?

For the person who sees it, it signifies oppression and victory. If someone sees the staircase lying fallen upon the ground, he will become ill. If he sees it raised again and restored to its place, he will recover from his illness.

What Does Seeing a Staircase in a Dream Mean?

For a sorrowful person, it signifies safety. The staircase also signifies travel and a person of exalted renown. Therefore, whoever sees himself climbing a new staircase will attain goodness and elevation in his religion and worldly affairs.

If the staircase he climbs in the dream is old, he will attain goodness and elevation through trade or by some other means. If he is engaged in enmity, he will overcome his enemy. Whoever sees himself fall from an iron staircase will suffer weakness in his religion and will turn back from that state.

What does seeing oneself descend an old staircase in a dream mean? If the person who sees it is engaged in trade, his trade will fall into ruin. If the staircase collapses in a dream while he is upon it, the person who sees it will be defeated by his enemy.

Whoever places a staircase and climbs by it to a particular place in a dream will be delivered from the pride, fear, and destruction in which he is situated. A wooden staircase is a hypocritical person. Some have also said that climbing upward upon a wooden staircase means seeking aid from a people among whom there is hypocrisy. Climbing upward upon a staircase signifies leadership, and at times acquaintance with evil people.

What does seeing oneself descend a staircase in a dream mean? It signifies that you will receive favorable news from a place that you have desired for a long time and from which you have been awaiting word.

Ibn Sirin: Seeing a staircase in a dream signifies ascent, rank, and attaining one’s objective. Climbing a staircase is interpreted as honor and office, while descending is interpreted as decline or travel.

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