Fasting صوم

Fasting in a dream signifies a vow, and a vow signifies fasting.

(Whoever sees) a fasting person break his fast will fall ill or travel. It is also said that whoever breaks his fast in a dream backbites one of the Muslims.

(Whoever sees) that he broke his fast out of forgetfulness will be granted good provision.

(Whoever sees) that he fasted will attain honor and repentance, or will expiate an oath, or will perform the pilgrimage.

(Whoever sees) that he is fasting will be granted a son.

(Whoever sees) that he is fasting in the month of Ramadan, a matter he was in doubt about will become clear to him; and if he is illiterate, he will memorize the Quran, his affairs and standing will be made complete, and he will receive glad tidings and good.

(Whoever sees) that he is in the month of Ramadan, fasting alone or with people, is a righteous believing man of religion, piety and devotion. If a worried person sees this, God will relieve him; if he is sick, God Almighty will heal him; if he is astray, he will be guided; and if he is in debt, he will make expiation for himself and pay off his debt.

(Whoever sees) that he deliberately broke the fast in the month of Ramadan will deliberately kill a man; just as, if he sees that he deliberately killed a man, he will deliberately break the fast in Ramadan.

(Whoever sees) that he is fasting two months as an expiation, or making up the fast of Ramadan, will fall ill and repent to God Almighty.

(Whoever sees) that he deliberately abandoned the Ramadan fast, denying it, will neglect one of the laws of Islam; but if he acknowledges it and intends to make it up, it is good provision that will hasten to him from where he does not expect.

(Whoever sees) in the month of Ramadan that he is not fasting is upon the natural disposition (fitra), and he may travel on a journey in obedience to God Almighty. An unspecified fast in a dream is a shield against enemies and protection from harm. Fasting may signify the death of a sick person; it may signify silence; it may signify joy and happiness; and it may signify sincerity toward God Almighty in word and deed. People fasting in a dream for no reason is a sign of drought and of hardship in livelihood. If the one fasting in the dream is sick, it signifies his recovery. If he eats during the days of fasting in his sleep, it is a sign of committing forbidden acts, or of debt, or of illness; and it may signify provision from where a person does not expect. Fasting Ramadan in a dream is a sign of safety from fear; if the one fasting it suffers from epilepsy (possession), it signifies his recovery, because the devils are chained during it; it may also signify paying off debt and the repentance of a sinner. Fasting the six days of Shawwal is a sign of patching up deficiencies in prayer, or of paying zakat, or of regret for what one neglected. Fasting Mondays and Thursdays is a sign of maintaining family ties and showing them affection in ways that please them, and of coming together in marriage with those of one's family and relatives whom it is lawful to marry. Fasting the White Days (the 13th, 14th and 15th of the lunar month) in a dream is a sign of paying a debt in installments, or of being taught the Quran or knowledge. Fasting the first ten days of Muharram in a dream is a sign of asceticism, scrupulous piety and pilgrimage. Fasting the Day of Arafah is a sign of charity being accepted and received. Fasting the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah in a dream signifies that he will be granted a righteous end to his life; it may signify the fulfillment of a promise made to him. Fasting the day of Ashura in a dream is a sign of doing good deeds, of witnessing civil strife and being kept safe from it, and of attending festive seasons and feasts; and if his wife is pregnant, she will bear a righteous child, and he will be granted lawful wealth. Fasting the month of Rajab in a dream is a sign of serving people of high rank; he may seek profit by way of the sea or by traveling on it. Fasting Sha'ban in a dream signifies going out to meet caravans to seek profit in trade. Fasting the Day of Doubt in a dream is a sign of committing sins and acts of disobedience. Making up missed fasts in a dream is a sign of the release of a captive, the repentance of a sinner and the paying off of debts. Fasting for a vow in a dream is a sign of needs being fulfilled, and of joy and happiness. Perpetual fasting in a dream signifies that he has adopted an arduous practice and acted on a manifest innovation; or he may be one who is very silent and speaks only good. If he fasts one day and breaks his fast the next in a dream, he may combine (in marriage) a slave woman and a free woman, or a non-Muslim (dhimmi) woman and a Muslim woman. Doing something that invalidates the fast in a dream signifies breaking a covenant, preferring love of this world over the Hereafter, and falling into something that requires expiation, such as an oath and the like. Breaking the fast after fasting is a sign of a sick person's recovery, and signifies a rush of joys and happiness.

(Whoever sees) that he is fasting perpetually: if he is among the righteous and good, it signifies avoiding sins; if otherwise, his hand will not reach what he wants. If one who fasts perpetually sees that he broke his fast, he will backbite someone, or commit a grave sin, or fall seriously ill, or fall into an affliction.

(Whoever sees) that he is in the month of Ramadan, his dream signifies high prices. It is also said that it signifies the soundness of the dreamer's religion, coming out of sorrows, recovery from illnesses and the paying off of debts.

(Whoever sees) that he is making up Ramadan will fall ill; and whoever fasts voluntarily will not fall ill that year.

(Whoever sees) that he fasted not for God but for show and reputation will not find what he seeks.

(Whoever sees) that he is fasting and does not know whether it is obligatory or voluntary owes a vow to fulfill; or he may keep to silence, because the root meaning of fasting (sawm) is refraining from speech.