Fresh Dates

Fresh dates are indicative of desirable provision. If a person dreams that he is collecting fresh dates from a palm tree in season, he will get money from a generous man with no hardsh ip, and it may be that he will marry a woman who is rich, dignified and blessed, or he may acquire beneficial knowledge. But if it is out of season, he will hearwords but will not learn. It was narrated that one of the chiefs was studying under Abu Nawwaas [the poet], may Allah have mercy on him, but he stopped when he realized that he was drinking alcohol. Abu Nawwaas (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote to him and said: Look at my knowledge and do not look at my actions, and seekthereby the Countenance of the Creator. For men are like fruit trees; takes their fruits and leave the wood for the fire. If the dreamer is in distress, he will find relief, because Allah says: "And shake the trunk of date palm towards you, it will let fallfresh ripe dates upon you." [Maryam 19:25] If a person dreams that he is collecting black grapes from a palmtree, his wife will give birth to a black child. A man said: I dreamt that I picked dates from a palm tree and they turned into sour grapes and apples. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said tohim: You sold your garden for another garden. He said: What will the consequences be? He said: If your garden is in land that produces dates, then the one you got instead of it will be of little use, otherwise it will not.