Islamic Interpretation
((Defecation, Excretion, Human waste) Feces in a dream generally symbolize money, material gain, or what a person earns and disposes of. Excreting solid waste indicates spending large sums of money, particularly on health care or bodily needs. Having diarrhea or defecating openly in public warns of exposing oneself to disgrace, scandal, or the utterance of obscene and improper words. Excreting involuntarily, then cleaning oneself and carrying what was excreted, signifies lawful earnings and financial gain. Feces may also symbolize honey, indicating wealth that comes easily. Defecating in one’s bed signifies separation or divorce from one’s wife. Walking on feces represents distress, grief, or depression, while leaving the bathroom after cleansing oneself signifies relief from hardship and deliverance from troubles. Falling into a sewer or toilet bowl denotes imprisonment or severe restriction. Soiling one’s clothes or pants with feces symbolizes falling into sin, humiliation, foul speech, or disgraceful behavior. Feces may also represent money, hidden secrets, travel, disputes, recovery from illness, disturbing thoughts, inner whisperings, temptation, or entrusted wealth. The foul smell of feces symbolizes a fine, excess in duty, or, for a pregnant woman, a miscarriage. Smearing one’s clothes with another person’s feces indicates borrowing money from him or remaining indebted to his favor for a long time. Feces can also point to earnings obtained from an unjust or despicable person. Excreting in a dream may signify releasing worries, removing burdens, or relieving pressure. If one defecates in an ablution area, it indicates that his spending or actions are driven by desire, showing off, or love of reputation. Defecating in an unknown place signifies deeds that go unrecognized and unrewarded. Entering a bathroom represents settling debts, dispelling worries, or paying unavoidable financial obligations, such as child support. Defecating inside a garment in the wilderness rather than openly symbolizes committing a sin and bearing its consequences for a time. Excreting outdoors and covering the waste with soil signifies concealing money. Defecating publicly in a marketplace represents divine displeasure and the curse of angels. Throwing feces at someone indicates provoking conflict, opposing him unjustly, or causing him harm, with consequences that may return to the aggressor. Standing in sewers and searching through filth with a stick signifies becoming a judge or authority figure who may be accused of corruption or misuse of funds. Seeing human excrement also denotes stagnation, obstruction of affairs, or facing severe and complicated hardships. Soiling oneself with others’ feces may signify illness or fear, though for one whose actions are already corrupt, it may paradoxically indicate material benefit. (Also see Impurity)