Dream Interpretation: Ascending Skyward While Intoxicated

❖ Interpretation of a Dream: Rising Toward the Sky While Intoxicated ❖
✍ Fatwa by: Fadhilat al-Shaykh Abdul Wakeel Nasir ḥafiẓahullāh

◈ Question​

A man, overwhelmed with longing to behold Allah ﷻ, fell asleep while intoxicated and saw in his dream that he was ascending toward the sky, surrounded by light. His body was burning, yet his eyes remained unharmed.
What could be the interpretation of this dream?

◈ Interpretation​

✔ A person seeing himself flying or rising while intoxicated is likely experiencing the effects of his mental and physical state rather than witnessing a meaningful dream.


✔ Such dreams are generally reflections of emotional desire, wandering thoughts, or psychological conditions, particularly when influenced by intoxication.


✔ In this case, the dream does not carry any divine or spiritual indication, but is instead a product of imagination fueled by the combination of intense desire and altered consciousness due to intoxication.

◈ Summary​

• Dreams seen in a state of intoxication are not reliable for interpretation.
• The dream reflects internal emotional and mental turmoil, not a true vision or spiritual sign.
• One should seek repentance from such acts and pursue nearness to Allah ﷻ through sincere worship and lawful means.