Sadaqah (Charity)

Charity from a scholar indicates that he will teach people. Charityfrom a ruler indicates that his authority will expand. Charity from amerchant indicates that his profits will increase. Charity from a craftsmanindicates that he will teach others his craft. If the dreamer feeds a poorperson, he will find relief from worry. If he helps a Kaafir, it indicatesthat he will help his enemy against himself. He said: Zakaah, charity and gifts are indicative of a great deal ofbenefit and comforts, a rise in status and warding off harm, because itis said that a gift wards off harm and charity wards off calamity in thisworld and in the Hereafter. Someone else said: A gift is indicative of a marriage proposal, soif a person dreams that he gave something to another or that the otherperson gave something to him, there will be ties of marriage betweenthem, based on the fact that Bilqees gave a gift to Sulaymaan (May Allah be please with him) andthey ended up getting married. A gift is also indicative of reconciliationbetween two who hate one another. A gift that is disliked is indicativeof something unpleasant happening, but the recipient will be safe fromthat. If the dreamer gives something to someone to whom it is notpermissible for him to give, such as judges, that is indicative of dismissal,poverty, Haraam wealth, innovation on the part of the giver and troublefor the recipient. One of my female relatives, who was called Amat al-'Azeez, dreamt that she cooked food for one of the judges. I said to her:This is an honor that will reach you from a ruler. Then she receiveda letter that praised him. She said to me: How come you said that? Isaid: People call food that is given an honour and your name, Amat al-'Azeez, is indicative of honour from al-'Azeez, who is the king. Andone of them said that a gift is like sending something, so if a persondreamt that he gave a slave to a man, he is sending an enemy to him.