Swimming Non-Predatory Animals: Fish and Water Mammals
Small Fish with Few Bones and Spines:
These are symbolic of easily obtainable and lawful sustenance. They represent prosperity and comfort in life.
Large Sea Creatures with More Bones:
Seeing large marine animals in a dream, especially those with many bones, symbolizes unlawful wealth or hardship.
Fish with Many Spines:
Dreams involving small, spiny fish carry a similar interpretation to the larger sea creatures with many bones — representing hardship or challenges, including unlawful earnings.
Fish in Limited Water:
If you see a small number of fish in a small amount of water, it is interpreted as a sign of wealth. It may also indicate that someone will experience financial comfort, but there may still be concerns about accountability.
Abundant Fish:
Seeing an abundance of fish in a dream signifies wealth and resources from a king or a ruler, though it comes with the fear of accountability. This interpretation is supported by the story in the Quran of the people of Israel, who sinned by defying God’s commandments regarding fishing on the Sabbath.
Fresh, Live Fish:
Some interpreters suggest that fresh and alive fish in a dream symbolize a young, unmarried woman.
Frog:
A frog in a dream is sometimes associated with religious or pious people, including those who are devoted to the Quran and engaged in worship. The frog may represent such individuals.
Loud-Voiced or Screaming People:
In some cases, a frog might also represent individuals who are loud or who cry out, symbolizing annoyance or challenges in communication.
Crab:
The crab, as a dream symbol, represents a powerful, resilient, and cunning person. If someone dreams of eating crab meat, it is interpreted as gaining benefits from distant or foreign places.
These symbols, when viewed in dreams, offer a variety of meanings depending on the context and characteristics of the animals observed.
(Al-Martabah Al-Ulya fi Ta’bir al-Ru’ya – Imam Muhammad bin Rashid, d. 736 AH)