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Barley

Covered by 2 scholars · Plants & Gardens

Imam Ibn Sirin

2 translations
Hathurani tr.· p. 50

Whether fresh or dried, cooked or baked, eaten or merely possessed, all symbolise lawful sustenance.

Al-Akili tr.· p. 31

Barley corns in their fields in a dream represent spiritual awakening and a conscious endeavor to do good. Seeing barley in a dream also denotes easy and sweet income. If one barters wheat for barley in a dream, it means that he will forget the Qur'an and pursue poetry. Buying or carrying a measure of barley in a dream means that one may conceive a son who will grow to be pious and a man of knowledge, though his life will be short. It is also said that barley in a dream represents money spent toward one's health and fitness. Buying barley from its distributor in a dream means receiving a great wealth or an inheritance, though one must pay its due alms tax and charities. If one sees himself planting barley in a dream, it means that he will engage in doing a good deed that will please God Almighty. Walking through barley fields in his dream means that one will be blessed with the opportunity to participate in a holy war. Farming barley fields in a dream represents people's deeds. If one plants barley in a dream, it means that he will prosper from his business or from governing, or that he will receive an endowment from someone in authority. Seeing barley in a dream also implies feelings or perceiving something good that is going to take place. (Also see Crop)

See also: Crop

Al-Bakri Al-Qafsi

Interpretations of Dreams (Ibn Raashid Al-Bakri Al-Qafsi, Darussalam tr.) · p. 187

Barley is indicative of wealth with sound religious commitment, because it was the staple food of the righteous predec essors. Some of them said that it is indicative of a child who will not live forlong, because it was the staple food of the Messiah (May Allah be please with him) , but the child'sdeeds may be righteous.

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