Islamic Interpretation
(Seasoning, Experienced person) In a dream, salt signifies easily obtained money, ordinary folk, and a person of good character. Witnessing a dispute between two opponents with salt placed between them means they will settle their disagreement and reconcile. If common salt becomes tainted, it foretells a plague, oppression, or drought afflicting that region. Salt can also denote laborious effort or sickness. Table salt further signifies austerity, renunciation, and detachment from material existence. It also represents blessings, integrity, and ease. Eating bread with salt indicates satisfaction with modest worldly means. A salt shaker symbolizes a good and obedient woman. Discovering salt portends hardships and a serious malady. Salt also represents equilibrium, the serviceability of things, and the acceptability of all matters, including knowledge, faith, spouse, wealth, children, and lawful gain. It further signifies the calming of fear, tranquility, cultivating patience, and endurance. Salt can also denote medicine, a cure, pharmaceuticals, affection, gentleness, unity, mercy, earning questionable money, or a plot. Receiving a fish preserved in salt brings glad tidings. Olives cured in salt signify retracting a pledge.