Crying in a dream: what does it mean in Islam?

Crying in a dream is one of the dreams that the Islamic tradition of dream interpretation often reads in reverse: crying quietly with tears points to the end of a hardship and to relief. Crying out loud and wailing, however, is interpreted more as a sorrow or a test.

The symbols in your dream

• Crying quietly with tears: Worries easing, the heart finding relief, and a state that will turn into joy.
• Wailing and crying out loud: A sorrow or a difficult period; a situation that calls for patience.
• Crying out of fear of Allah or while listening to the Quran: Interpreted as the softening of the heart, repentance and spiritual elevation.
• Seeing someone else crying: Points to that person being freed from a hardship or needing your support.
• Crying and then laughing: Ease after hardship.

Crying in a dream: other variations

• Crying during prayer in a dream: Points to troubles ending and happiness returning.
• Crying over your sins in a dream: Points to the path of repentance opening.
• Hugging your parents and crying in a dream: Points to wishes granted and escaping a burden such as debt or a threat.
• Crying in court in a dream: Points to the feared outcome not coming.

In short

A crying dream is often a release of emotions that have built up inside you and a sign of relief approaching. If you have been grieving over something for a while, the dream is glad tidings that this burden will lighten. If you wailed loudly in the dream, it reminds you that you will get through this period with patience and prayer.

Advice

• Tell Allah the sorrow in your heart through prayer; prayer lightens the load.
• If the dream was good, thank Allah; if it saddened you, seek refuge in Allah and do not tell it to anyone; it will not harm you.
• Call or visit someone who is heartbroken; giving comfort is finding comfort.

Allah knows best the truth of dreams.