Mosques and their Like

Mosques and similar places that a person goes to in order to drawcloser to Allah, such as schools, Zaawiyahs, city walls, bridges, inns,wells, Khanqahs and so on: If a person dreams that any part of these places is left and that he wasappointed in charge of it, then if the dreamer is fit to be in a position ofauthority, he will be appointed over it and the people will benefit. If heis not fit to be in a position of authority, then he will be appointed to aposition that befits him and the people of that place will benefit fromwhat he builds there. If he is a s cholar, the people will benefit from his knowledge, and if he is a worshipper, they will benefit fromhis supplication or he will appoint for them someone whowill teach them to worship Allah. If he has a business ortrade, he will benefit from it. If he is an evildoer, he willrepent. If he is single, he will get married, and if heis married, he will be blessed with righteous children. If he is poor, he will become independent of means,and if he is sick, he will recover and people willcome to him, to congratula te him on his recovery.All of this applies if he builds it with Halaal money.If it is otherwise, then he is trying to draw closeto Allah or to prominent people or others, or hegot married, with bad income. Destruction of thatplace is indicative of the deat h of a man in whomthere is benefit. If someone tries to destroy it, thenhe will try to destroy the one to whom it refers, andprobably the one who is in charge of that place willdie. A man dreamt that a mosque was destroyedand Shaykh Shihaab - ud - Deen said to him: Didyou frequent it? He said: Yes. He said: You stoppedpraying there; go back to it. He said: If the Mihraabof the mosque is destroyed or the minbar is broken,the Khateeb or Imam or emir of that place will die. Similarly, if the Minaret is broken the Muezzinmay die, and if the lamps are broken or themats are worn out, the scholars or the peoplewho are in charge of that place may die or theAwqaaf (charitable endowments) may cease. The same applies if the pillars are broken. If inthe dream the Jaami ' mos que is in ruins, calamitywill strike the Muslims; by the same token, if thestructure is found intact, this is indicative of good news for the person indicated, or the Muslims in general will receivegood news. Another man dreamt that the Mihraab was destroye d and hesaid to him: You used to learn Qur'an then you stopped. Another man dreamt that the dome of a mosque was snatched bya black crow. He said to him: A black man will snatch your hat orturban. Another man dreamt that the lamp in the Mihraab was removed . Hesaid: The Imam will be dismissed or die and a blind man will take hisplace. Another man said: I dreamt that the Minarets of the Jaami ' mosquewere destroyed, and I said: The Adhaan will cease, then a man said tohim: It has not ceased. He said to him: You are going to do deaf and beprevented from hearing it. A Muezzin said: I dreamt that I built a Minaret inside the Minaret.He said: Your wife is pregnant and will bear a boy, who will become aMuezzin like you. Another man said: I dreamt that I fell into a lamp and ate its wick. He said: You went to the mosque and climbed inside it and stole thegarment of its Imam. Another man dreamt that but he said: I dreamt thatoil was inside it. He said to him: You stole a jar of oil and soon you willdie from a pain in the head. In all cases it turned out as he said.Another man dreamt that he built an inn and let sheep and wolvesenter it. He said: The sheep represent things entrusted to you and thewolves are savage and cannot help themselves if they see sheep. Thesheep also represent the owners of wealth and good people, but you are letting evildoers and bandits as well as the owners of the wealth meetin the same place and you are treating them all well, and you think thatyou are doing the right thing but you are not, and there is the fear of apenalty (from the ruler) for you. Shortly thereafter, he received someevildoers in his inn, and they stole the things that had been entrusted tohim and he was forced to replace them. Another man said: I dreamt that I was building a fine wall aroundmy master's house and the houses of other people. He said to him: Youappear to be good and you are praying for your children, and they willsucceed because of your supplication. Another man dreamt that, but hesaid that he was building it aro und a woman and he was building it withglass. He said: You are in love with this woman and are trying to attracther by means of witchcraft, but it will not help you. Another man said: I dreamt that I built a pond of salt. He said: Haveyou decided to buy so me musk and carry it by sea? He said Yes. Hesaid: A wave will come and it will be destroyed and sink. Another man said: I dreamt that I was building houses of honeyin the sunshine. He said to him: Do you make the kind of sweets thatare made by blowing? He said: Yes. He said: You will get sick and nolonger be of any use.