Islamic Interpretation
In Islamic dream interpretation, drawing from the classical works of scholars like Ibn Sirin and rooted in Arabic symbolic traditions where the limbs represent strength, capability, righteous deeds, kinfolk, or means of livelihood as alluded to in Quranic references to hands and feet as instruments of action and accountability on the Day of Judgment, numbness or lack of sensation in a hand or any limb during a dream directly foreshadows the same condition manifesting in wakefulness, signifying a literal or metaphorical paralysis of that faculty. It indicates that the affected limb—or what it symbolizes such as provision, helpers, offspring, or the ability to perform good works—will fail to function properly, become weakened, or desert the dreamer precisely at the moment of greatest need, reflecting a state of impending helplessness, loss of support, interrupted sustenance, or spiritual lethargy akin to the warnings in Islamic teachings against neglecting obligations until opportunities vanish.