Jinn

A creation from a smokeless fire. Among the Jinn, some are believers while others are satans. This is in contrast to human beings who are created from earth and among them some are believers and others are human satans. Jinn in a dream represent fraud, deceit, cunning, perfidy, treachery, theft, alcoholism, invented religious practices, travels, music, bars, tricks, sleight of hand, illusion, sorcery and magic. If one is transformed into a Jinni in a dream, it means that he will acquire such qualities. If one meets a Jinni who displays truthfulness, knowledge and wisdom which is recognizable by the person in the dream it means that he will receive good news. Seeing Jinn standing by one's door in a dream means losses, a vow that must be fulfilled, or experiencing bad luck. Seeing Jinn entering one's house and doing work there in a dream means that thieves may enter that house and cause major losses. If one sees himself teaching the Qur'an to a gatheringofJinn in a dream, it means that he will be appointed to a leadership position. Accompanying Jinn in a dream means familiarity with, and keeping the company of men of knowledge, or people of inner knowledge. If one marries a female from amongst the Jinn in a dream, it means that he will marry an insolent wife, or that he may suffer a great calamity. If a righteous person sees himself chaining Jinn in a dream, it means that he holds fast to his prayers, fasting, controls his carnal self and base desires. Engaging in a battle with Jinn in a dream means that one will be safe from their evil. To befriend a known leader from amongst the Jinn in a dream means becoming a police officer and make it one's profession to pursue criminals and bandits. It also could mean that one might become a guided man of knowledge or a teacher. Seeing Jinn gathering in a known locality in a dream also may indicate the presence of snakes, scorpions, or what human beings may fear in the wilderness. (Also see Dragon; Pumpkin)

It should be noted that some of the Jinn are righteous and it is said that they are the angels of the earth, so seeing them in a dream is to be interpreted in a similar manner to seeing angels and righteous people, as explained above. And some of them are devils - and they are the ones who engage in trickery and treachery. They are the enemies of the sons of Adam. Seeing a devil in a dream is indicative of a thief, a promiscuous widow, or a treacherous liar who does extraordinary things, because the common folk call a person who is like this a devil. If a person dreams that the Jinn attack him in his house, then thieves will attack him. If he dreams that he turns into a Jinni, he will become more treacherous. Some of them said that if he dreams that the Jinn stood near his house, this indicates that some destruction will occur or that he owes a debt that he has not paid off. If he dreams that he is teaching the Jinn and they are listening to him, he will be appointed to a position of governor that befits him. If he dreams that an evil thought came to him from Satan whilst he was engaged in Dhikr (remembrance of Allah), this indicates that an enemy is plotting against him but he is not aware of it, because Allah says: "Verily, those who are Al-Muttaqoon (the pious), when an evil thought comes to them from Shaytaan (Satan) ..." [Al-A'raaf 7:201] If he dreams that he is fighting Satan, his religious commitment will improve, but if he sees Satan happy, his religious commitment will deteriorate. A person dreamt that Satan beat him and I said to him: You will get sick because of cold and that is what happened. A devil in the dream is also indicative of the wife. Imam Fakhr-ud-Deen narrated with regard to dream interpretation that one of the people said in his gathering: If a man thinks of giving charity, seventy devils try to stop him. A man stood up and said: By Allah, I shall defeat the seventy. He went into the storeroom and filled his lap with wheat, then his wife said: Where are you going with it? He said: To give it in charity. She said: By Allah, I shall never let you deprive my children and give to others. She kept on at him until she defeated him, so women are more powerful than Satan. To sum up, it depends on the situation of the dreamer and his actions, as Shaykh Shihaab - ud - Deen stated.