Incident '2

It is narrated that a person came to Imaam Ja'far Saadiq (RA) and said: "I dreamed that a woman shaved my beard and hair. What is the interpretation?" He said: "Indeed, you have seen a most unpleasant dream. For the woman symbolises the year (time) and the head symbolises a man's honour, respect, beauty and all that Allah favours him with. You will lose all of these. But since you have seen a woman do this, all these bounties will be recovered shortly." (The narrator says that) the dream came true after a short period of time. Incident 3: It is related that in Baghdad some persons were .69 seated together, relating their dreams to each other. One amongst them said: "Friends, I wish to relate to you a strange dream I had seen. I saw a barber shaving off my beard and moustache. On awakening I proceeded to Imaam Ja'far Saadiq (RA) and related to him the dream. He said: You are to become embroiled in some difficulty owing to which you will lose your honour and respectability amongst the people. This will cause you much grief and sorrow. I was shocked by this interpretation. I returned home with difficulty and remained indoors for tour days. On the fifth day I decided to go out for a walk. When I reached the door of the masjid, I saw an old acquaintance of mine being led out of the jail. The jailers then began taking off his clothes in order to lash him. Suddenly his gaze fell on me and he began crying out: Hey So-and-so! I responded: / am present! He said: It is through you that I have landed in this misery. Hey Soand-so! whatever I have given you which you had carried to your house, return it to its owner and free me from this misery! I said to him: I seek Allah's protection from the accursed devill For Allah's sake! you have given me nothing at all and what you are accusing me of, is all a lie! He again said: For Allah's sake, don't become difficult! I have given you such and such clothing belonging to so-and-so and you have hidden it in your house!. "Hearing all this the police arrested me straight away and put me behind bars. They began interrogating me about something that I had never done. After some days I was brought before the Qaadhi to face the charges brought against me. I was found guilty and awarded the penalty for theft. "I became popular in the whole of Baghdaad as an accomplice of thieves. But Allah's bounties know no bounds. A few days before my hand was to be amputated, a son was born to the Khaleefah. In jubilation, he decided to release all prisoners amongst whom I was one. I thanked Allah a thousand times for favouring me with His special bounty. This is how my dream became a reality. I have never seen a dream come out so true as this one."