Islamic Interpretation
(Crisis, Misadventure) A scorpion in a dream signifies anguish, alarm, and tribulation brought by a gossip or slanderer. It also indicates one may be tricked by a person with scorpion-like traits, especially if such a person has hair trimmed close around the ears. The scorpion further denotes a backbiter and an adversary from within one's household. If one seizes a scorpion inside his home and hurls it at his wife, it signifies engaging in an abominable and prohibited carnal act with her. If a scorpion assails people in the dream, it represents a homosexual. A yellow scorpion signifies a formidable foe with considerable patience in pursuit. It can also herald incoming funds. Slaying a yellow scorpion means making a profitable investment. The sting of a scorpion brings benefits that will be fleeting. Scorpions penetrating the walls of one's house foretell the death of an enemy. A scorpion in one's trousers denotes an adversary who extorts or exploits one's wife. Consuming a cooked or roasted scorpion means gaining wealth from an enemy's oversight or winning a rightful inheritance dispute. Eating a raw scorpion signifies slandering a corrupt individual or acquiring illicit money. A scorpion emerging from one's rear signifies bearing children who will become their father's foes. Swallowing a scorpion means admitting an enemy into one's home. A scorpion inside one's garment or shop brings distress concerning one's livelihood. A scorpion on one's bed represents a hidden adversary. A scorpion in one's stomach indicates hostility from subordinates or children working for their father. A scorpion also symbolizes a blunt speaker who cannot distinguish friend from foe, or an enemy lacking resolve. Killing a scorpion means capturing and eliminating one's enemy. Seeing something resembling a scorpion that is not one reflects unfounded suspicion toward someone. The scorpion's stingers represent one's own tongue.