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Cleaning the house in a dream: what does it mean in Islam?

An interpretation in the Islamic tradition of dream interpretation

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I dreamed that I was cleaning the house. What does it mean?

Cleaning the house in a dream is a good dream, interpreted in the Islamic tradition of dream interpretation as being freed from worries, hardships and sorrow. Sweeping, wiping or tidying the house points to you bringing order and relief to your life.

The symbols in your dream

  • Sweeping the house: Sorrow leaving, the heart finding relief.
  • Dusting or wiping: Being freed from small problems that have piled up.
  • Taking out the trash: Moving away from unwanted situations; in some interpretations, giving up unnecessary spending.
  • Cleaning the windows: Your outlook becoming clear, right decisions.
  • Getting tired while cleaning: A process that takes effort but brings relief in the end.

Cleaning the house in a dream: other variations

  • Cleaning a sink in a dream: Points to escaping money trouble and earning well from a project.
  • Clearing cobwebs in a dream: Points to leaving hardship and want behind.
  • Seeing your house messy in a dream: Points to stress and various small losses.
  • Wiping windows in a dream: Points to ease of heart and happiness; dirty or fogged glass is emotional strain.
  • Cleaning blackheads from your face in a dream: Points to clearing your name of slander.

In short

A house-cleaning dream is mostly a dream of purification and renewal. It shows that you are ready to resolve the matters that wear you down, to put your relationships in order, or to clear your heart of hurts. If the house looked bright after the cleaning, it points to a new, peaceful period beginning.

Advice

  • If your dream was good, thank Allah and share it only with people who love you.
  • Clear the hurts in your heart one by one too; forgiving lightens the heart.
  • Put your home in order and give the things you do not need to those in need.

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In the classical sources: House

A summary of what the classical interpreters wrote about this symbol. The meaning changes with the details of the dream.

Muntakhab al-Kalam, attributed to Ibn Sirin

House

An unknown house is the abode of the Hereafter.

  • A healthy person in it: Good news according to one's deeds
  • Entering it and coming out: Coming close to danger and surviving
  • Building a house of mud brick: Lawful worldly gain

Al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam

House

A house is the dreamer's world.

  • A new, complete house: Wealth for the poor, relief for the troubled
  • Entering a new house: Growing prosperity
  • An unknown house with the dead in it: The abode of the Hereafter; being unable to leave is a grave sign
  • An old house collapsing on you: Inheritance from a relative

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