Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 3403

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنِ الْمُثَنَّى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُتَوَكِّلِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَنِ الشُّرْبِ فِي الْحَنْتَمِ وَالدُّبَّاءِ وَالنَّقِيرِ ‏.‏

Translation

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Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade drinking from the ḥantam, the dubāʾ, and the naqīr.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • These are names of traditional vessels. Dubāʾ refers to a gourd vessel, and naqīr to a hollowed palm trunk; ḥantam is a historical jar type whose exact form is uncertain.

  • قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَنِ الشُّرْبِ فِي الْحَنْتَمِ وَالدُّبَّاءِ وَالنَّقِيرِ ‏.

    The report names three historical vessels; the exact type meant by ḥantam is uncertain.

    What kind of vessel is intended by ḥantam in this report?