(Band, Chain, Fetters, Shackle, Strap, Ties) In a dream, a bond signifies assiduity, piety, a pretext, an illness, an ongoing debt, cognizance of the one who puts the chain, or a rope around one's hands. A silver band in a dream means a lasting marriage. If it is a brass band in the dream, then it means decisiveness but with trickery, and regarding something loathsome. If the bond is made from lead in the dream, then it means having determination about something weak or unworthy of such attention. A bond made with a rope in a dream signifies piety and religiousness. If it is made of wood in the dream, then it means persistence in hypocrisy. If it is a bond made of a piece of cloth or a thread in the dream, then it means attachment to something that will not last. In a dream, a bond also means delays when one is intending to travel, and for a merchant, it means the salability of his merchandise, and as for someone suffering from depression, it means the perseverance of his sorrows. To see oneself tied up in God's cause in a dream means caring for one's family. Seeing oneself tied up or fettered in a city or a village in a dream means living there. Being bound inside a house in a dream means living with a difficult wife. Adding extra shackles to an already bound and bed-stricken person in a dream means his death, and for a prisoner, it means extension of his sentence. Wearing a green garment and seeing one's hands tied up in a dream means spiritual growth. If one sees himself wearing a white garment, then it means knowledge, understanding, beauty, and honour. If one sees himself wearing a red garment, it means that he is a musician, or that he is fascinated by music and the nightlife of distractions. Wearing a yellow garment in a dream means sickness. If one sees himself tied up with a golden bond in a dream, it means that he is awaiting to recovery of money that he lost in an investment. If one sees himself in a dream tied up inside a palace which is built from glass, it means that he will befriend a noble woman, though their friendship will not last. Seeing oneself being tied up with another person in the dream means committing a sin and being afraid of its consequences. In general, a bond in a dream signifies distress and poverty. (Also see Band, Chain, Fetter, Yoke)