A bird in a dream also represents a boy. Islam lays stress to be kind to all humans, animals and birds. II, pp. 22–35 It is permissible to keep pretty birds and the like in cages, especially if that is to enjoy looking at them or listening to their voices, subject to the condition that you give them food and drink. Reference to Birds in the Quran: by Dr. Basharat Ahmad English translation of an Urdu article that appeared in Basharat-e-Ahmadiyya, Vol. Keeping and raising pets is something that is permitted in Islam and there is nothing wrong with it. pigeons is recommended. Capturing a bird in a dream means having control over a powerful person. And the permissible animals are many like fish, birds, cats. Bird Dream Explanation — The singing of birds in a dream means hearing good words or receiving a valuable knowledge. But I have not seen any hadith that ordered to keep them in cage. On the way to a battle, the Prophet army marched towards Makkah (now known as Mecca) to conquer it, they passed a female dog with puppies. You can keep permissible animals as pets as long as you treat and feed them properly. Al-Bukhaari (6203) and Muslim (2150) narrated that Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was the best of people in attitude. According to Islamic teachings keeping birds esp. This means if you have birds living in cages, set them free. It is proven in al-Saheehayn (al-Bukhaari, 5778; Muslim, 2150) that the brother of Anas ibn Maalik through his mother was called Abu ‘Umayr and he had a bird whose name was al-nughayr. Impermissible from what I know are only dogs because Islam has forbidden keeping dogs except guard dogs and hunting dogs. A flock of birds in a dream represents easy earned wealth. Birds like hens, doves, partridges etc can be bought and sold for eating purposes. Keeping and raising pets is something that is permitted in Islam and there is nothing wrong with it. Al-Bukhaari (6203) and Muslim (2150) narrated that Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was the best of people in attitude. The Prophet also mentioned "To catch birds and imprison them in cages without any special purpose is considered abominable."