Dictionary of Dreams

202 IBN SEERIN'S handkerchief in a dream also denotes either stinginess or generosity. Carrying a handkerchief in a dream also means getting married to a beautiful woman. Hands clapping: (See Clapping hands) Handsaw: (See Saw) Handshake: Shaking hands with someone in a dream means signing an agree­ ment, receivingbenefits, a pledge of allegiance, honoringone's promise, making a commitment, good intention, signing a contract, or cherishing a friendship. Shaking hands with someone then embracing him in a dream means glad tidings, good news, good words to which one's reply will be the same, or it could represent a knowledge he teaches to others. (Also see Greetings) Handsomeness: (See Elegance) Handwriting: (See Calligrapher) Hanging clothes: (Spread; Unfold) To hang a garment in the sun to dry in a dream may indicate that someone will shortly arrive from a long journey. Hanging loosely: If one sees himself hanging down loosely from a high place in a dream, it means that he will turn pious and for the sake of his faith, he will give preference to his life in the hereafter over that of this world. One's fall in thedream connotes despair or disappointment. Hanging loosely to reach a lion, a serpent, a scorpion, or the like creatures in a dream means hanging around withevil companions, soliciting marriage from a corrupt family, or seeking the friendship of the wrongpeople. Hanging loosely to reach some cattle or a herd ofsheep in a dreammeans delivering charities or spendingmoney in agoodway. Hanging: (See Death by hanging) Hank of yarn : (See Ball ofthread) Happiness: (Elation; Excitement; Joy) In general, happiness in a dream means sorrow. To be happy about somethingwhich theheart does not feel comfortable with, or which the heart does not qualify as correct conduct or behavior in a dream means sadness and sorrow in wakefulness. Happiness in a dream also means being indifferent about following God's commands. Ifone's happiness in his dream is derived from the release of a prisoner or the recovery of a sick person, then it means positive changes in one's life. Ifone is told something that is supposed tomake himhappy, when in fact it madehim sad in the dream, such as being told in a dream that so and so hasjust arrived from a longjourney, when in fact such person hasjust died, it means that his sadnesswill be dispelled and his sorrows removed. Feeling happy in a dream means sadness, sorrow, or crying. Ifoneseeshis friends happy in a dream, then it means happiness for him too. . Harbinger: (See Herald) Hard hat: (See Helmet) Hard work: (See Labor) Hardness: (See Harshness) Harm: (Damage; Loss) Suffering from harm in a dream means dismay, horror, a scare, a shock, or a menace. Complaining about a harm one is suffering or a loss in a dream means attaining one's goal in wakefulness. Harness: (See Bridle; Yoke) Harrow: (See Shovel) Harshness: (Austerity; Grimness; Hardness; Rigor; Severity) To be unpleasant, sharp, lackingrestraint and wittingly incisive in a dream, or to display a harsh character, or tohave one'sheartblocked to receivingadmonition, or tobe defiant whenGod's words are spoken in a dreammeanspride, arrogance and indulgence in sinful actions. Harvest: Harvesting one's farm in a dream means ease after difficulty, or seeing