Lion
A lion symbolizes a dominant man who takes power.
[ibn Qayum]
A lion can symbolize a strong dominant enemy.
He who sees himself fighting a lion will confront someone who has taken power by force and victory will go to the one who wins the fight. And if he sees himself riding the lion that is submissive, he will gain great power and defeat a tyrant.
Anyone who meets a lion or sees it around but does not get physical with it will suffer fear from a tyrant, but not be harmed by him.
If you can escape from a lion without it chasing you, you can escape from something you fear.
If you are seen eating lion meat, you will receive riches from a leader and triumph over your enemy.
If you see yourself eating the lion’s head, you will gain enormous power.
Likewise, he who gets from the hair, bones and body parts of the lion will get wealth/property from a tyrant.
[ibn Qutaybah]
A predator in a dream symbolizes a tyrannical and unjust leader that neither friend nor foe can trust.
It can also symbolize an enemy taking power over a people by force.
It is also said to indicate the angel of death.
To be seen unleashing a predator on a people symbolizes verbally attacking them with an evil speech.
Seeing a lion while it does not see you indicates that you will be spared from an enemy.
Seeing a predator while it does not see you and fleeing from it, symbolizes that you will be spared from what you fear and then be granted power and knowledge.
If you see yourself riding a predator in a state of fear, it suggests that you are going to get into trouble and that you have gotten into something you cannot get out of.
If you are not afraid, it suggests that you will dominate an enemy.
Lying down with a predator without fear symbolizes becoming safe from an enemy.
Watching oneself eat the lion’s head suggests that one will have a lifelong rule.
Seeing oneself herding a lion suggests that one will become close as a brother to a tyrant.
If you see the earth opening up / cracking and predators coming out of it, it indicates an oppressive leader who will come and take power.
If you see a lion cub in your home and your wife is pregnant, you will have a son.
If you see a lion being sociable and fawning over you, it symbolizes that you will perform works of wonder and dominate an enemy.
The lion’s roar symbolizes a warning/scare from a leader or from Allah.
Seeing a lion walk into a house where someone is sick suggests that people will be afraid that he will die.
[abu Taher]