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Dream meaning · al-Nabulsi

Sparrow عصفور

In a dream it is a man given to amusement and stories, whom people laugh at, and it signifies a male child.

Whoever sees that he slaughtered a sparrow will have a weak child born to him whose death will be feared. It is also said that the sparrow signifies a quarrelsome man of much wealth and leadership who is crafty in his affairs. The sparrow also signifies a beautiful woman. The voices of sparrows signify good speech or the study of knowledge. Many sparrows are wealth gained without toil for whoever gathers them in the dream, and sparrows are also interpreted as young boys.

Whoever sees a sparrow in his hand will obtain ten dinars. The sparrow is also a man of great standing: whoever sees that he caught a sparrow or owned one will gain power over a man of great standing, and likewise whoever sees that he hunted one.

Whoever sees that he slaughtered it will achieve what he wants from that man. If he sees that he plucked some of its feathers or ate some of its flesh, he will obtain some of the man's wealth. If it is a female, it is a woman.

Whoever sees that he caught a sparrow chick will obtain a child who will grow to the stature of great men.

Whoever sees that a sparrow was in his hand or in his cage and then flew away and did not return to him, his sick child will die.

Whoever sees that he is sewing up the eyes of sparrows deceives children and schemes against them.

Whoever sees that he caught sparrow chicks will obtain many children.

Whoever sees that a sparrow entered his throat: if he has a small child, the child will fall into a well.

Whoever sees that he owns many sparrows will become wealthy and will be given authority over people of importance. Sparrows also signify gathering, familiarity and love with family and relatives at joyful occasions, and they may signify gathering in sins, and defeat and dispersal.

Source: al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 248. English translation by iDreamBot. Quran verses: Quran.com, Saheeh International.

Dream interpretation is a tradition of reflection, not a prediction of the future, and not a religious ruling. For personal guidance, please ask a qualified scholar.