Islamic Interpretation
In a dream, scissors signify slander, divisive speech, and causing harm to another person’s honor or reputation without due regard for truth or justice. At the same time, scissors may also represent a legal guardian, judge, or arbiter who distinguishes between truth and falsehood and separates right from wrong. Holding a pair of scissors in a dream can mean sacrificing a brother for the sake of one’s firstborn son, or it may indicate two interconnected businesses or sources of livelihood that sustain one another. If the dreamer is unmarried, then holding scissors or a nail clipper signifies marriage. Seeing scissors descending from the sky in a dream symbolizes the scissors of destiny and indicates the end of one’s life in this world. Trimming or clipping people’s beards with scissors in a dream represents backbiting and speaking ill of others. A pair of scissors may also symbolize business partners or shared authority. Shearing sheep with scissors in a dream signifies prosperity, lawful gain, and material benefit. Holding scissors can further point to a dispute or conflict that necessitates the intervention of a judge, mediator, or authoritative decision-maker.