Donkey

Seeing a donkey may signify a servant, child, or wife, and may also signify travel or knowledge. The source additionally connects it with a learned person who does not act on knowledge, and cites Qur'an 62:5. Owning donkeys or mules, or riding one, signifies adornment through wealth and children.

Hearing a donkey bray is unfavorable and is associated with harm and severity.

Ibn Sirin preferred the donkey among animals, especially a black one. A saddled donkey signifies an honored child; a long tail signifies the continuing prosperity of one's descendants.

Eating donkey meat signifies unexpected help from an ignorant person. A she-donkey is treated more favorably: it may signify livelihood, assistance, or a fertile woman; its giving birth signifies the opening of avenues of provision.

Riding a she-donkey without a foal signifies marriage to a childless woman. Owning, tying, or bringing a donkey into the house signifies much good and relief from sorrow. A donkey with many tails signifies broad provision. Bringing a wild donkey home for hunting signifies gain and spoils, while riding a wild donkey signifies turning from truth toward falsehood and separation from the Muslim community. Danyal says riding a donkey signifies good fortune and high rank.

Ja'far al-Sadiq interprets the donkey through fortune, authority, fulfillment of affairs, leadership, wealth and spouse, servant, honor, and rank.

Abu Sa'id al-Wa'iz says the donkey represents a person's ambition and effort; becoming a donkey signifies harm from relatives, while a donkey riding on one's back signifies power and strength.

Riding a she-donkey signifies goodness and blessing, and a pregnant she-donkey signifies the appearance of something hoped for.

Seeing a wild donkey coming toward oneself signifies spoils and wealth; seeing it turn away and leave signifies loss of wealth. Kirmani said that a wild donkey signifies an ignorant and foolish person.

Eating its meat signifies abundant wealth.

Riding a wild donkey and then falling from it signifies failing to attain one's wishes and desires.

Riding a blind donkey signifies provision, many acquisitions, and benefit.

Taking the hide, hair, or bones of a wild donkey signifies great wealth and spoils.

Taking its head is likewise interpreted as abundant wealth.

Seeing a donkey, or riding one, is interpreted as fortune and high rank. Whatever good or bad is seen in the donkey is interpreted in relation to the dreamer's fortune.

Seeing one's own donkey signifies the opening of doors of good, and the dreamer is freed from distress such as sorrow, grief, and anguish.

Ja'far al-Sadiq said that seeing a donkey is interpreted in ten ways: fortune; prosperity; leadership; property; wife; servant; honor; good fortune; rank; and the fulfillment of one's command. The best donkey seen in a dream is one that is completely obedient to its owner.

Seeing donkey meat signifies profit and benefit in trade. Killing one's own donkey and eating its meat signifies falling into sorrow and grief because of property and livelihood. Kirmani said that buying a donkey signifies attaining good, while seeing one's donkey blind in one eye signifies disorder in livelihood and affairs.

Seeing one's donkey become a horse signifies good and benefit coming from the government. Loading a heavy burden on one's donkey and then riding it signifies boundless wealth, property, and riches.

Hearing the donkey bray signifies bad news.

Riding a female donkey signifies good and blessing.