Craftsmen’s tools

It should be noted that the tools of any craftsmen are indicative ofhis livelihood and of anyone who can help him. If the tools are in goodor bad condition, that refers to the person indicated by the tools. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said: Hammers, tongs, bellows and otherthings that are used by the veterinarian, blacksmith, carpenter, goldsmithand so on are indicative of their livelihoods, slaves and children. Saws, drills, needles, plastering tools and so on, if they are in goodshape, are indicative of travel and many interconnected events. Thesethings may also be indicative of spies, because they go beyond thesurface and come out. By the same token, the kohl stick is indicative ofsomeone who travels, because it disappears and then comes back withthe thing that was wanted. Files, polishers, and whitening tools and so on are indicative of renovators and engineers. A man said to him: I dreamt that some tongsscared me. He said: A steward of yours will die. Another man said: I dreamt that I became a drill. He said: You willbecome a digger of wells. Another man said: I dreamt that I became a saw. He said: You willbecome a go-between. Another man said: I dreamt that I became a file. He said to him: Youwill get scabies. A man of high standing dreamt that and he said: I wasfiling iron. He said to him: You will wear a coat of mail during war andyou will be victorious. Another man dreamt that and said: I was filing the hooves of a horse. He said: You will become a farrier. Another man dreamt that and hesaid: I was filing wood to make a rack for knives and swords. He said:You will make pots for men of high status. And it all turned out as hesaid. And Allah knows best.