Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 5622

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كُنْتُ قَائِمًا عَلَى الْحَىِّ أَسْقِيهِمْ ـ عُمُومَتِي وَأَنَا أَصْغَرُهُمُ ـ الْفَضِيخَ، فَقِيلَ حُرِّمَتِ الْخَمْرُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَكْفِئْهَا‏.‏ فَكَفَأْنَا‏.‏ قُلْتُ لأَنَسٍ مَا شَرَابُهُمْ قَالَ رُطَبٌ وَبُسْرٌ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَنَسٍ وَكَانَتْ خَمْرَهُمْ‏.‏ فَلَمْ يُنْكِرْ أَنَسٌ‏.‏ وَحَدَّثَنِي بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِي أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسًا يَقُولُ كَانَتْ خَمْرَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ‏.‏

Translation

Musaddad narrated to us: Muʿtamir narrated to us, from his father, who said: I heard Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) say: “I was standing among the people, serving them fadīkh—my paternal uncles, while I was the youngest of them—when it was announced, ‘Wine has been forbidden.’ He said, ‘Pour it away!’ So we poured it away.” I asked Anas, “What was their drink?” He said, “Fresh dates and unripe dates.” Abū Bakr ibn Anas said, “That was their wine,” and Anas did not object. One of my companions told me that he heard Anas say, “That was their wine on that day.”

Translation notes
  • Fadīkh is a fermented drink made from dates; the report's wording identifies its ingredients as fresh and unripe dates.