Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5566
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَارِثِ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تَنْبِذُوا الزَّهْوَ وَالرُّطَبَ جَمِيعًا وَلاَ الْبُسْرَ وَالزَّبِيبَ جَمِيعًا وَانْبِذُوا كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا عَلَى حِدَتِهِ " .
Ismaʿil ibn Masʿud reported to us; he said: Khalid—meaning Ibn al-Harith—narrated to us; he said: Hisham narrated to us, from Yahya, from ʿAbdullah ibn Abi Qatadah, from Abu Qatadah, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ‘Do not steep dates just beginning to ripen together with fresh ripe dates, nor unripe dates together with raisins. Steep each separately.’
Translation notes
The report concerns steeping fruits together to make a drink; it distinguishes stages of date ripeness.