Seeing a preacher signifies purity, humility, repentance from sins, and weeping; it may also signify elevation of one's name, long life, or reaching the ruler of the believers. It signifies commanding good and forbidding evil, relief, and gathering during the Hajj season. For an unmarried woman, seeing a preacher signifies marriage to a preacher. A non-Muslim ascending the pulpit and delivering a sermon signifies guidance and becoming Muslim. A woman delivering a sermon of admonition signifies power and strength, but speaking other kinds of words in the sermon is interpreted unfavorably and as public disgrace. A governor who cannot finish the sermon is said to be dismissed.
Seeing oneself as a preacher signifies office, while preaching in white rather than black clothing signifies increased honor and provision.