Seeing clouds is interpreted as Islam, described in the source as life and salvation for humanity, because clouds carry water and rain and are a means of God's mercy. Clouds also signify knowledge, jurisprudence, wisdom, and understanding.
Ibn Sirin says moving clouds across the sky signifies companionship with scholars and sages; bringing a cloud down from the air signifies attaining knowledge and wisdom. Standing in a cloud's shade signifies abundant good, blessing, and bounty during that year.
Ja'far al-Sadiq says a shirt made of cloud signifies being enveloped in God's blessing, while building a house on a cloud signifies lawful wealth, wisdom, and elevation.
Riding a cloud may signify marriage to a righteous woman, travel, pilgrimage, or fame in knowledge and wisdom. Clouds may also signify ships, a powerful king, a compassionate ruler, or a scholar and judge.
Ja'far al-Sadiq lists wisdom, leadership, dominion, mercy, chastity, punishment, fortune, and affliction or strife. Isma'il ibn al-Ash'ath says frightening black clouds signify severity and need; rain clouds signify goodness and low prices; taking part of a cloud in one's hand signifies increased property. A cloud approaching the dreamer signifies justice, glad tidings, and release from sorrow; a cloud falling to earth signifies severe rain, floods, and possible enemy invasion. A cloud covering the sun signifies the death or fall of the ruler. Kirmani says gathering, carrying, or speaking with clouds signifies knowledge, wisdom, prosperity, and happiness; being unable to gather clouds while standing before them signifies keeping company with scholars without benefiting from their knowledge.
Riding a cloud signifies high standing in knowledge and wisdom. Clouds in their proper season signify goodness, blessing, bounty, and wealth; rain-bearing clouds signify expanded provision for the town. An out-of-season red cloud signifies hardship, illness, or strife for the locality. A black cloud without rain can signify blessing and benefit. White clouds signify good deeds. A cloud rising from earth to sky signifies travel and, for one abroad, return home. More generally, clouds may signify the removal of fear, sorrow, and distress, the emergence of goodness, affection and harmony, and a powerful ruler or scholar.