For the one who possesses them, they signify livelihood or a woman or a house or a ship or benefit or service. If the cattle are in good shape,it is a good sign, otherwise it is not.
Ibn Sireen said: A fat cow signifies a fertile year with lots of rain;a lean cow signifies drought, based on the dream of al-Waleed ibnMus’ab.
One of them said that the cow signifies wealth and status; a cow with horns signifies a defiant, disobedient woman; and a cow that gives milk signifies a good and beneficial woman.
A man said to Ibn Sireen: I dreamt that I was slaughtering a cow. He said: I am afraid that you will stab a man, and if you saw blood coming out when slaughtering, I am afraid that it may reach the level of killing,but if you did not see blood then it is less serious.
If he dreams that someone else is milking his cow and he is not stopping him, then a man is betraying him with his wife.
A bull is indicative of a man who is very beneficial.
A man said to Ibn Sireen: I dreamt that I saw a bull come out of a small hole, and then it wanted to go back but was not able to. He said:It is a serious word that comes out of the mouth of a man, then he wants to retract it but he cannot.
If a bull or a cow stands on a man, this is indicative of hardship that will befall him.
If he dreams that a bull fell on him, he will die that year. If he dreams that a cow gored him, he will fall sick to the extent of that goring. If he dreams that he slaughters a bull or a cow, a person will depart from that place or its people’s livelihood will be lost, or it may signify an accusation against him.
The basic principle with regard to the bull is that it represents a working man. If he dreams that he ate the head of a bull, he will attain leadership, wealth and happiness. The stomach of a cow signifies wealth with no value.
A man dreamt that he took some wool from the back of a cow and it smelled bad. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said to him: Some people steel wool and you take it from them.
He said: If he dreams that he took some wool from the back ofa camel or from an animal that does not produce wool, then if you regard the camel as signifying a woman, this indicates that he will be blessed with a child; if you regard it as signifying benefit, then he will get provision from a source he was not expecting; if you regard it as signifying trade, then it is of benefit for the one who brings it.
Another man dreamt that he took some black wool from the back ofa cow and it turned into mud in his hand. He said: You are a teacher for children, because children are like cattle and do not know anything, and you are stealing ink from them. He said: I will not do it again.
Another man dreamt that he took some silk from the back of an animal and turned it into strings that he put on the necks and feet of animals who did not object to that. He said: You make musical instruments, flutes and drums for ignorant people and you are going to become prominent. Someone else said something similar to him, buthe said: I lay them at the door of a worshipper. He said: You have a beautiful voice in reciting Qur’an and giving the call to prayer, and the people benefit from that. It was all as he said.
