Building

Seeing domes signifies friendship with eminent and worthy people. A newly built structure signifies provision and bounty from an unexpected source. Laying the foundation of a strong building signifies knowledge, authority, and craft.

Ibn Sirin says that an old building becoming new signifies increased provision, opened doors of good, joy, and relief. Daniel says that entering an unknown building and seeing dead people there signifies the hereafter; remaining there signifies that death is near.

Ibn Sirin also says that a roof, ceiling, or wall collapsing or burning signifies a calamity in one's household, while enlargement of the house signifies abundant blessing.

Ja'far al-Sadiq interprets a building as spouse, wealth, security, ease of living, property, high office, and expanded livelihood. A beautiful, elevated building may signify affection, provision, joy, fine clothing, marriage, children, long life, and strength. Building a mosque or another place to draw near to God is interpreted according to the dreamer's condition: a ruler acts justly, a scholar writes beneficial work, a wealthy person gives zakat, an unmarried person marries, a married person may have a well-regarded child, and a poor person may become wealthy. Building with wet clay signifies religion and sound belief; with dry clay, financial hardship. A wide, new house signifies abundant provision; a beautiful house may signify the well-being of one's parents. The courtyard may signify a daughter or sister and the main sitting area the parents. Building one's own house signifies worldly benefit, though for a sick person the text interprets it as death.

Seeing the house of Imam Abu Hanifa demolished signifies disorder and strife in the Muslim world.

Seeing the palace of a just ruler signifies an Islamic city; its collapse signifies harm to such a city.

Seeing a house far away signifies attaining a happiness that had seemed distant.