The Book of Drinks

Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us: Ibn Abi ʿAdi narrated to us, from Dawud, who said: I asked Saʿid, “What is the drink that ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with him, declared permissible?” He said: “The one boiled until two-thirds of it evaporates and one-third remains.”

Zakariyya ibn Yahya narrated to us: ʿAbd al-Aʿla narrated to us: Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, from Dawud, from Saʿid ibn al-Musayyab, that Abu al-Dardaʾ used to drink what had been boiled down until two-thirds was gone and one-third remained.

Suwayd narrated to us: ʿAbdullah informed us, from Hushaym, who said: Ismaʿil ibn Abi Khalid informed us, from Qays ibn Abi Hazim, from Abu Musa al-Ashʿari, who used to drink tila that had been boiled down until two-thirds was gone and one-third remained.

Suwayd narrated to us: ʿAbdullah informed us, from Sufyan, from Yaʿla ibn ʿAtaʾ, who said: I heard Saʿid ibn al-Musayyab when a Bedouin asked him about a drink boiled down by half. He replied: “No; not until two-thirds of it has gone and one-third remains.”

Ahmad ibn Khalid narrated to us, from Maʿn, who said: Muʿawiyah ibn Salih narrated to us, from Yahya ibn Saʿid, from Saʿid ibn al-Musayyab, who said: “If tila is boiled down to one-third, there is no harm in it.”

Suwayd narrated to us: ʿAbdullah informed us, from Yazid ibn Zurayʿ, who said: Abu Rajaʾ narrated to us: I asked al-Hasan about tila boiled down by half. He said: “Do not drink it.”

Suwayd narrated to us: ʿAbdullah informed us, from Bashir ibn al-Muhajir, who said: I asked al-Hasan about juice that is boiled. He said: “Boil it until two-thirds is gone and one-third remains.”

Ishaq ibn Ibrahim narrated to us: Wakiʿ narrated to us: Saʿd ibn Aws narrated to us, from Anas ibn Sirin, who said: I heard Anas ibn Malik say: “Satan disputed with Noah, peace be upon him, over a vine. Each of them claimed it as his own. They reached an agreement that Noah would have one-third of it and Satan two-thirds.”

Suwayd narrated to us: ʿAbdullah informed us, from ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Tufayl al-Jazari, who said: ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAziz wrote to us: “Do not drink tila until two-thirds has gone and one-third remains. Every intoxicant is forbidden.”

Ishaq ibn Ibrahim narrated to us: al-Muʿtamir narrated to us, from Burd, from Makhul, who said: “Every intoxicant is forbidden.”

Suwayd narrated to us: ʿAbdullah informed us, from Abu Yaʿfur al-Sulami, from Abu Thabit al-Thaʿlabi, who said: I was with Ibn ʿAbbas when a man came and asked him about juice. He said: “Drink it while it is fresh.” The man said: “I boiled a drink, but I have some misgivings about it.” Ibn ʿAbbas asked: “Would you have drunk it before boiling it?” He replied: “No.” Ibn ʿAbbas said: “Fire does not make lawful something that was forbidden.”

Suwayd narrated to us: ʿAbdullah informed us, from Ibn Jurayj—recited to him—who said: ʿAtaʾ informed me: I heard Ibn ʿAbbas say: “By Allah, fire neither makes anything lawful nor makes anything unlawful.” He then explained his words, “It does not make anything lawful,” in reference to what people say about tila, and “nor make it unlawful.”

Suwayd narrated to us: ʿAbdullah informed us, from Haywah ibn Shurayh, who said: ʿUqayl informed me, from Ibn Shihab, from Saʿid ibn al-Musayyab, who said: “Drink juice as long as it has not begun to foam.”

Suwayd narrated to us: ʿAbdullah informed us, from Hisham ibn ʿAʾidh al-Asadi, who said: I asked Ibrahim about juice. He said: “Drink it even when it begins to boil, as long as it has not changed.”

Suwayd narrated to us: ʿAbdullah informed us, from ʿAbd al-Malik, from ʿAtaʾ, regarding juice. He said: “Drink it until it boils.”

Suwayd narrated to us: ʿAbdullah informed us, from Hammad ibn Salamah, from Dawud, from al-Shaʿbi, who said: “Drink it for three days, unless it boils.”

ʿAmr ibn ʿUthman ibn Saʿid ibn Kathir informed me: Baqiyyah narrated to us: al-Awzaʿi narrated to me, from Yahya ibn Abi ʿAmr, from ʿAbdullah ibn al-Daylami, from his father Fayruz, who said: I came to the Messenger of Allah and said: “Messenger of Allah, we are people of vineyards, and Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has revealed the prohibition of wine. What should we do?” He said: “Turn your grapes into raisins.” I asked: “What should we do with the raisins?” He said: “Soak them in the morning and drink them in the evening, or soak them in the evening and drink them in the morning.” I asked: “Should we not leave them until they become strong?” He said: “Do not put them in large jars; put them in leather waterskins, for if you leave them, they will turn to vinegar.”

ʿIsa ibn Muhammad Abu ʿUmayr ibn al-Nahhas narrated to us, from Damrah, from al-Shaybani, from Ibn al-Daylami, from his father, who said: We asked: “Messenger of Allah, we have grapes. What should we do with them?” He said: “Make them into raisins.” We asked: “What should we do with the raisins?” He said: “Soak them at midday and drink them in the evening, or soak them in the evening and drink them the next morning. Soak them in leather waterskins, not in large jars, for if you leave them, they will turn to vinegar.”

Abu Dawud al-Harrani narrated to us: Yaʿla ibn ʿUbayd narrated to us: Mutiʿ narrated to us, from Abu ʿUmar, from Ibn ʿAbbas, who said: Nabidh used to be prepared for the Messenger of Allah, and he would drink it the next day and the day after. On the evening of the third day, if anything remained in the vessel, it was poured away.

Ishaq ibn Ibrahim narrated to us: Yahya ibn Adam narrated to us: Sharik narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, from Yahya ibn ʿUbayd al-Bahrani, from Ibn ʿAbbas, that raisins used to be soaked for the Messenger of Allah, and he would drink the infusion that day, the next day, and the day after.