Dream symbol
Clapping hands
Covered by 1 scholar · Body & Health
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What does clapping hands mean in a dream in Islam?
Ibn Sirin: In a dream, clapping hands represents pagan customs. If one hears hands clapping, or if he claps his hands in a dream, it may indicate an illness or it could represent a vacant house or a ghost town.
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Imam Ibn Sirin
Ibn Seerin's Dictionary of Dreams (Al-Akili tr.) · p. 86
In a dream, clapping hands represents pagan customs. If one hears hands clapping, or if he claps his hands in a dream, it may indicate an illness or it could represent a vacant house or a ghost town.
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