Grave

A grave in a dream represents a prison and a prison in a dream represents a grave. If one sees himself living in a grave in a dream, it means that he will be incarcerated in a prison. Building a grave in a dream means building a house. If one enters a grave but does not witness a funeral in his dream, it means that he will buy a house. Digging a grave in a dream means getting married, though through tricking the woman to get her consent. Standing over a grave in a dream means committing a sin. If one sees himself digging a grave and upon completing his work, ifhe discovers that what he has dug is standing on the surface of the earth and has no walls in the dream, such ground represents the abode of the hereafter. If he then enters it in his dream, it signifies that his life term in this world has come to its conclusion. If he does not enter it in the dream, then there are no consequences to his dream. Seeing a known grave in a dream is a proof of what is true and a sign of what will unfailingly come. An unknown grave in a dream represents a hypocrite. Building a tomb on the roof of one's house means longevity. Visiting the graveyard in a dream means visiting people in prison. Raining over the graves in a dream means blessings from God Almighty upon the people of the graves. Graves in a dream also represent distant travels, bewilderment, a wife, or they could mean a prison. Filling a grave with dirt in a dream means longevity and living a healthy life. Seeing oneself buried alive in a dream means a calamity, tightening of one's means or imprisonment. Seeing oneself buried alive and wearing one's shroud in a dream also could mean marriage. To unearth someone's grave in a dream means seeking to pursue his trade. If it is the grave of a scholar, then it means wanting to acquire his knowledge. If it is the grave of a rich person in the dream, then it means becoming rich or receiving an inheritance. If one sees the deceased person alive in his grave in a dream, it means that such money will constitute unlawful earnings, while in the first instance, the knowledge or wisdom one is seeking will be true, except if the person in the grave is dead in the dream. A stone tomb or a sarcophagus in a dream means profits, a war prisoner, a booty or exposing one's personal secrets. (Also see Burial; Cemetery; Exhume; Sarcophagus; Shrine; Tower)

If a person dreams that he was buried in the grave, if he is sick hewill die, because it is one of the signs of death. If he is single, he willget married, because it is concealment. It is also indicative of travel, because it is moving from one place to another. If he is in a position ofauthority, he will be dismissed, because he left the place of his authorityand those he is in charge of. It is also indicative of sickness and imprisonment, because both ofthem prevent one from living normally. If the grave is spacious or thereis a good smell or fine greenery or light in it, the consequences of thatwill be good, but if it is constricted or there is smoke or harmful animalsin it, or the two angels beat him or he is burned with fire andthe like, the consequences will be bad. If we interpret it as referring to appointment to a position of authority, the consequences of that will lead to regret. If we interpret it as referring to travel, he will be attacked by bandits. If we interpret it as referring to a wife, the consequenceswill lead to a dispute. If we interpret it as referring to sickness, it willbe a bad sickness; if we interpret it as referring to imprisonment, it willalso be bad. A man said: I dreamt that I got close to a snake, and a woman forcedme into a grave. Shaykh Shihaab - ud - Deen said: You visited a womanand you got scared, so she put you in a box for fear that an enemy mightharm you. He said: Yes. A woman said: I dreamt that I was in a fine grav e. He said to her: Now you will get married. A man said: I dreamt that I was digging up people ' s boxes and takingout what was in them. He said to him: You are a grave robber. Another man said: I dreamt that I was burying women in graves. Hesaid: You prepar e women for their weddings. And that was the case. Another man said: I dreamt that I was digging up graves and takingthe dead out of them. He said: Do you release people from prison? Hesaid: Yes. Another man said: I dreamt that I was breaking eggs and eati ng thewhite part and throwing away the yolks. He said: You take the shroudsof the dead and throw the dead aside. A boy said: I dreamt that I ate twenty graves. He said: Did you knowwho the occupants of the graves were? He said: Yes. He said: Did yousteal t wenty eggs? He said: Yes.