One of them said: Becoming intoxicated without drinking alcohol is indicative of distress, because Allah says: “And you shall see mankind as in a drunken state, yet they will not be drunk, but severe will be the Torment of Allah.
He said: Becoming intoxicated from drinking alcohol is indicative of richness mixed with insolence, and it was said that it signifies the position of authority that he will attain, or that it is indicative of security,because the drunkard never gets scared of anything, and there was apoint in that.
Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said: If a person becomes intoxicated from eating something or from drinking alcohol, for the one who regards that as Haraam it signifies distress, a loss of glory, debts and burdens,because the one who does that will be subject to the Hadd punishments.
Becoming intoxicated for no reason is indicative of paying off debt and relief from hardships, because he is not accountable when he is in astate of intoxication. If he dreams that he is stumbling because of that,this refers to something bad.
With regard to being intoxicated as a result of fearing Allah or when reading Qur’an or listening to exhortation, that is indicative of worship and adhering to Sharee’ah, because in that case he will appear to be absorbed in worldly matters but deep down in his heart he is preoccupied with remembering Allah.
That may also be interpreted as referring to relief, payment of debt, repentance of evildoers and embracing of Islam by a Kaafir. It also indicates that the dreamer will find relief from the person indicated, as one of the dream interpreters said: I dreamt that It became intoxicated with love of Allah and I was making a show of that intoxication.
Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said to him: Your worship will increase and your faith will become sounder than it was, and you will die a martyr. And he died in Jihad.Another man dreamt that and he said: The gatekeeper of the ruler will give you something and you will rejoice over it.
And that is whathappened.Another man said: I dreamt that I was reading the Verse in Which allah says:“That home of the Hereafter (i.e. Paradise), We shall assign to those who rebel not against the truth with pride and oppression in the land nor do mischief by committing crimes.
And the good end is for the Muttaqûn (the pious).
And that I was intoxicated from reading it. He said to him: You are ina position of authority and you have property and houses, and you have spoken to one of the righteous people about giving up your position and allocating the best of your property as a Waqf. Then he added: This man was sallow of face, and tall, and his name is Sulaymaan. He said: Yes.A man said: I dreamt that I saw a hoopoe singing with a fine voice and I was enjoying it. He said: And you started swaying from side to side when listening to its voice, which is contrary to your habit.
Then he added: You will have trouble from a man of high position, and he maybe a messenger who is sent with a threat to you, and he may be wearing a coloured garment. He said: That has already happened.
Another man said: I dreamt that I ate some fresh dates from a palm tree and got intoxicated. He said: You will have trouble with a woman whose name is Maryam and she has a daughter whose name isMaryam.
A man said: I dreamt that I became intoxicated from eating raisins.He said: You will have trouble from sickness in your head which is caused by yellow bile.Another man said: I dreamt that a palm tree struck me and I became intoxicated as a result. He said: An arrow or stone will strike your head and will give you trouble.
