Drinks (Kitab Al-Ashribah)

Ahmad ibn Hanbal told us: Zayd ibn al-Hubab told us: Muawiyah ibn Salih told us, from Hatim ibn Hurayth, from Malik ibn Abi Maryam, who said: Abd al-Rahman ibn Ghanm came to us, and we discussed tila. He said: Abu Malik al-Ashari told me that he heard the Messenger of Allah say, “Some people from my community will certainly drink khamr, calling it by a name other than its own.”

Abu Dawud said: A shaykh from the people of Wasit told us: Abu Mansur al-Harith ibn Mansur told us: I heard Sufyan al-Thawri, who was asked about al-dhadhi. He said: The Messenger of Allah said, “Some people from my community will certainly drink khamr, calling it by a name other than its own.” Abu Dawud said: Sufyan al-Thawri also said, “Al-dhadhi is the drink of the wicked.”

Musaddad told us: Abd al-Wahid ibn Ziyad told us: Mansur ibn Hayyan told us, from Said ibn Jubayr, from Ibn Umar and Ibn Abbas, who said: We bear witness that the Messenger of Allah forbade dubba, hantam, muzaffat, and naqir.

Musa ibn Ismail told us: Hammad told us, from Yala—meaning Ibn Hakim—from Said ibn Jubayr, who said: I heard Abdullah ibn Umar say: The Messenger of Allah forbade nabidh made in jars. Alarmed by his statement that the Messenger of Allah had forbidden jar nabidh, I went to Ibn Abbas and said, “Do you hear what Ibn Umar is saying?” He asked, “What is that?” I said, “He says the Messenger of Allah forbade jar nabidh.” He replied, “He has spoken the truth. The Messenger of Allah forbade jar nabidh.” I asked, “What is a jar?” He said, “Anything made of clay.”

Sulayman ibn Harb and Muhammad ibn Ubayd said: Hammad told us. And Musaddad told us: Abbad ibn Abbad told us, from Abu Jamrah, who said: I heard Ibn Abbas say. Musaddad said, from Ibn Abbas; this is the report of Sulayman: A delegation from Abd al-Qays came to the Messenger of Allah and said, “Messenger of Allah, we are a tribe of Rabi ah, and the unbelievers of Mudar stand between us and you. We can reach you only during a sacred month. Give us instructions that we may follow and that we can call those of our people who remain behind to follow.” He said, “I command you to do four things and forbid you four things: belief in Allah”—and he counted one on his hand. Musaddad said: It is belief in Allah, and then he explained it to them: “the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing prayer, giving zakat, and paying one fifth of what you gain as spoils. I forbid you dubba, hantam, muzaffat, and muqayyar.” Ibn Ubayd said that his version has naqir in place of muqayyar. Musaddad said his version has naqir and muqayyar and does not mention muzaffat. Abu Dawud said: Abu Jamrah was Nasr ibn Imran al-Dubai.

Wahb ibn Baqiyyah told us, from Nuh ibn Qays: Abdullah ibn Awn told us, from Muhammad ibn Sirin, from Abu Hurairah, that the Messenger of Allah said to the delegation of Abd al-Qays: “I forbid you naqir, muqayyar, hantam, dubba, and a waterskin with its top cut off. Instead, drink from your waterskin and tie its opening.”

Muslim ibn Ibrahim told us: Aban told us: Qatadah told us, from Ikrimah and Said ibn al-Musayyab, from Ibn Abbas, concerning the story of the delegation of Abd al-Qays: They asked, “What should we drink from, Prophet of Allah?” The Prophet of Allah replied, “Use leather waterskins whose openings are bound shut.”

Wahb ibn Baqiyyah told us, from Khalid, from Awf, from Abu al-Qamus Zayd ibn Ali: A man who was among the delegation from Abd al-Qays that came to the Prophet told me—Awf thinks his name was Qays ibn al-Numan—that the Prophet said, “Do not drink from naqir, muzaffat, dubba, or hantam. Drink from a leather vessel tied shut at its opening. If it grows strong, dilute it with water; if it overwhelms you, pour it away.”

Muhammad ibn Bashshar told us: Abu Ahmad told us: Sufyan told us, from Ali ibn Badhimah: Qays ibn Habtar al-Nahshali told me, from Ibn Abbas, that the delegation of Abd al-Qays said, “Messenger of Allah, what should we drink from?” He replied, “Do not drink from dubba, muzaffat, or naqir. Prepare nabidh in waterskins.” They asked, “Messenger of Allah, what if it grows strong in the waterskins?” He said, “Pour water over it.” They asked again, “Messenger of Allah?” and on the third or fourth time he told them, “Pour it away.” Then he said, “Allah has forbidden to me—or, he said, khamr, maysir, and kubah have been forbidden.” He added, “Every intoxicant is forbidden.” Sufyan said: I asked Ali ibn Badhimah about kubah, and he said, “The drum.”

Musaddad told us: Abd al-Wahid told us: Ismail ibn Sumay told us: Malik ibn Umayr told us, from Ali, peace be upon him, who said: The Messenger of Allah forbade us dubba, hantam, naqir, and jia.

Ahmad ibn Yunus told us: Muarraf ibn Wasil told us, from Muharib ibn Dithar, from Ibn Buraydah, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah said, “I forbade you three things, and now I instruct you concerning them: I forbade you to visit graves, so visit them, for visiting them is a reminder. I forbade you to drink beverages except from leather vessels, so drink from any vessel, but do not drink anything intoxicating. I forbade you to eat the meat of sacrificial animals after three days, so eat it and enjoy it on your journeys.”

Musaddad told us: Yahya told us, from Sufyan: Mansur told me, from Salim ibn Abi al-Jad, from Jabir ibn Abd Allah, who said: When the Messenger of Allah prohibited the vessels, the Ansar said, “We have no alternative.” He replied, “Then do not use them, then.”

Muhammad ibn Jafar ibn Ziyad told us: Sharik told us, from Ziyad ibn Fayyad, from Abu Iyad, from Abdullah ibn Amr, who said: The Messenger of Allah mentioned the vessels: dubba, hantam, muzaffat, and naqir. A Bedouin said, “We have no vessels.” He replied, “Drink what is lawful.”

Al-Hasan—meaning Ibn Ali—told us: Yahya ibn Adam told us: Sharik told us, through his chain, that the Prophet said, “Avoid whatever intoxicates.”

Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Nufayli told us: Zuhayr told us: Abu al-Zubayr told us, from Jabir ibn Abd Allah, who said: A nabidh was prepared for the Messenger of Allah in a leather waterskin. If they could not find one, it was prepared for him in a stone basin.

Qutaybah ibn Said told us: al-Layth told us, from Ata ibn Abi Rabah, from Jabir ibn Abd Allah, from the Messenger of Allah, that he forbade preparing raisins and dates together, and forbade preparing unripe dates and fresh dates together.

Abu Salamah Musa ibn Ismail told us: Aban told us: Yahya told me, from Abdullah ibn Abi Qatadah, from his father, who forbade mixing raisins with dates, unripe dates with fresh dates, and dates beginning to color with fresh dates. He said, “Prepare each kind separately.” He also said: Abu Salamah ibn Abd al-Rahman told me this report from Abu Qatadah, from the Prophet.

Sulayman ibn Harb and Hafs ibn Umar al-Namari told us: Shubah told us, from al-Hakam, from Ibn Abi Layla, from a man. Hafs said: from one of the Companions of the Prophet, from the Prophet, who said: He forbade mixing unripe dates with dates, and raisins with dates.

Musaddad told us: Yahya told us, from Thabit ibn Umarah: Raytah told me, from Kabshah bint Abi Maryam, who said: I asked Umm Salamah what the Prophet used to forbid. She said: He used to forbid us from cooking the dates until the pits softened, and from mixing raisins with dates.

Musaddad told us: Abdullah ibn Dawud told us, from Misar, from Musa ibn Abdullah, from a woman of Banu Asad, from Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, that a nabidh of raisins would be prepared for the Messenger of Allah, and dates would be added to it; or a nabidh of dates would be prepared for him, and raisins would be added to it.