Delivering Khutbahs and Leading Prayers

These actions are indicative of high position. If a person dreamsthat he becomes a Khateeb or imam, he will be appointed to a positionof authority that befits him. If he is qualified to become a king, he willdo so; if he is qualified to lead prayers or deliver khutbahs, he will beappointed to these positions. A man dreamt that he was dismissed from a Minbar better than theone he had. He said: Did you propose marriage to a poor woman, but itdid not go through, then you proposed marriage to a rich woman? Hesaid: Yes. He said: Where was the Minbar? He said: Somewhere otherthan the Jaami' mosque. He said: Her father's profession is either acarpenter or a servant. He said: All of that. The evidence here is that ifthe Minbar was in the Jaami' mosque, we would say that she was thedaughter of a scholar of high status. Because it was somewhere other than that, we know that her father has something to do with servingpeople or working with wood. A Khateeb dreamt that his Minbar became iron. He said: You willnot be reappointed. And that is what happened.