Islamic Interpretation
Fingers assist with material needs or one's profession and further spiritual benefit by discerning and indicating truth from falsehood. Generally, fingers in dreams symbolize offspring, spouse, parents, finances, possessions, prosperity, or vocation. Healthy or increased fingers signify expansion, whereas malformed fingers denote the contrary. The five fingers may represent the five daily ritual prayers. In this context, fingernails symbolize voluntary supplementary prayers. If fingers denote wealth, then nails represent obligatory charity. Should they signify an armed force, nails correspond to their armaments. Fingers may also denote periods of time—days, months, or years. When interpreted as money, losing a finger indicates financial depletion. Excessively long fingers suggest avarice. (Also see Body, Five fingers, Thimble)