Cushions and Pillows, etc

Cushions, pillows and other furnishings are indicative of scholars. One of them said: Pillows and other furnishings refer to servants; amattress refers to a woman. If a man sees an unknown mattress on a bedand he is sitting on it, he will attain authority. If he sees a mattress at thedoor of a ruler, he will be appointed to a position of authority. A man dreamt that he had a reed mat that was cut and he covered itwith a carpet. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said: You accumulated moneyat a time of richness and you are spending it and concealing yoursituation at the time of poverty. Gear for Horses: Saddles, Saddle Cloths, and ThingsThat Are Put on the Horse Such as SaddlebagsThe saddle and girth are indicative of servants and women. One ofthem said: The saddle represents a chaste, rich, beautiful woman. A man said to Ibn Sireen: I dreamt that I was on a mount and Iwent through a narrow path; the saddle got stuck but the animal and Igot out. He said to him: What a bad man you are! You will go throughsome trouble in which you will leave your wife. Shortly after that, hetravelled with his wife and some thieves attacked him; he left his wifein their clutches and saved himself. Riding on a saddle may be indicative of mounts. Saddlebags are indicative of a way out for one who is in difficulty. A man dreamt that he swallowed a saddlebag without anyone seeing. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said to him: You stole a set of scales and soldthem and consumed the price. Another man said: I dreamt that I had a saddlebag and sometimes Ifound myself slipping into one side and sometimes into the other. Hesaid: Did you marry two sisters? He said: Yes; one died and I marriedher sister. Another man said: I dreamt that on my hand there was a saddlebagthat was too heavy. He said: Your hand will be injured and it will hurt. The ruling on sacks is the same as the ruling on boxes which we willdiscuss below. A man said: I dreamt that I swallowed a sack made of cloth. He saidto him: You robbed a house and no one saw you do it. Another man said: I dreamt that I had a girth that was cut. ShaykhShihaab-ud-Deen said to him: Do you have a mount? He said: Yes. Hesaid: It will stumble. Another man dreamt that and he said: You will buya mount that has a defect.