Sufis distinguished the intoxication of ecstasy, exemplified by Abū Yazīd and Ḥallāj, from sobriety, exemplified by Junayd, who held that the soul returning to clear awareness is more perfect than one lost in rapture. Later teachers spoke of a sobriety after intoxication as the highest station.
Sukr and ṣaḥw
Intoxication and sobriety: the two Sufi modes of experiencing union, ecstatic or composed.
Also: intoxication and sobriety