Cattle

For the one who possesses them, they signify livelihood or a womanor a house or a ship or benefit or service. If the cattle are in good shape,it is a good sign, otherwise it is not. Ibn Sireen said: A fat cow signifies a fertile year with lots of rain;a lean cow signifies drought, based on the dream of al - Waleed ibnMus'ab. One of t hem said that the cow signifies wealth and status; a cow withhorns signifies a defiant, disobedient woman; and a cow that gives milksignifies a good and beneficial woman. A man said to Ibn Sireen: I dreamt that I was slaughtering a cow. Hesaid: I am afraid that you will stab a man, and if you saw blood comingout when slaughtering, I am afraid that it may reach the level of killing,but if you did not see blood then it is less serious. If he dreams that someone else is milking his cow and he is notstopping him, then a man is betraying him with his wife. A bull is indicative of a man who is very beneficial. A man said to Ibn Sireen: I dreamt that I saw a bull come out of asmall hole, and then it wanted to go back but was not able to. He said:It is a serious word that comes out of the mouth of a man, then he wantsto retract it but he cannot. If a bull or a cow stands on a man, this is indicative of hardship thatwill befall him. If he dreams that a bull fell on him, he will die that year. If he dreamsthat a cow gored him, he will fall sick to the extent of that goring. Ifhe dreams that he slaughters a bull or a cow, a person will depart fromthat place or its people's livelihood will be lost, or it may signify anaccusation against him. The basic principle with regar d to the bull is that it represents aworking man. If he dreams that he ate the head of a bull, he will attainleadership, wealth and happiness. The stomach of a cow signifies wealthwith no value. A man dreamt that he took some wool from the back of a cow an d itsmelled bad. Shaykh Shihaab - ud - Deen said to him: Some people stealwool and you take it from them. He said: If he dreams that he took some wool from the back ofa camel or from an animal that does not produce wool, then if youregard the camel as signifyi ng a woman, this indicates that he will beblessed with a child; if you regard it as signifying benefit, then he willget provision from a source he was not expecting; if you regard it assignifying trade, then it is of benefit for the one who brings it. Anot her man dreamt that he took some black wool from the back ofa cow and it turned into mud in his hand. He said: You are a teacher forchildren, because children are like cattle and do not know anything, andyou are stealing ink from them. He said: I will not do it again. Another man dreamt that he took some silk from the back of ananimal and turned it into strings that he put on the necks and feetof animals who did not object to that. He said: You make musical instruments, flutes and drums for ignorant people and you are going tobecome prominent. Someone else said something similar to him, buthe said: I lay them at the door of a worshipper. He said: You have abeautiful voice in reciting Qur'an and giving the ca ll to prayer, and thepeople benefit from that. It was all as he said.