The Book of Drinks

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Chapter 48: Reports Used by Those Who Permit the Drinking of Intoxicants

It was narrated from Ibn Buraidah, from his father, that

The Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade Ad-Dubba', Al-Hantam, An-Naqir, and Al-Muzaffat.

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said

"Khamr was forbidden in and of itself, in small or large amounts, as was every kind of intoxicating drink."

It was narrated that Abu Hamzah said

"I used to interpret between Ibn 'Abbas and the people. A woman came to him and asked him about Nabidh made in earthenware jars, and he forbade it. I said: 'O Abu 'Abbas, I make a sweet Nabidh in a green earthenware jar; when I drink it, my stomach makes noises.' He said: 'Do not drink it even if it is sweeter than honey.'"

Abu Hamzah Nasr said

"I said to Ibn 'Abbas that my grandmother makes Nabidh in an earthenware jar and it is sweet. If I drink a lot of it and sit with people, I am worried that they will find out. He said: 'The delegation of 'Abdul-Qais came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and he said: Welcome to a delegation that is not disgraced or filled with regret. They said: O Messenger of Allah, the idolators are between us and you, and we can only reach you during the sacred months. Tell us of something which, if we do it, we will enter Paradise, and we can tell it to those whom we left behind. He said: I will enjoin three things upon you, and forbid four things to you. I order you to have faith in Allah, and do you know what faith in Allah is? They said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: (It means) testifying that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, establishing Salah, paying Zakah and giving one-fifth (the Khums) of the spoils of war. And I forbid four things to you: That which is soaked in Ad-Dubba', An-Naqir, Al-Hantam, and Al-Muzaffat.'"

Ibn 'Umar said

"While he was at the Rukn, I saw a man bring a cup to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] in which there was Nabidh. He gave the cup to him and he raised it to his mouth, but he found it to be strong, so he gave it back to him and a man among the people said: 'O Messenger of Allah, is it unlawful?' He said: 'Bring the man to me.' So he was brought to him. He took the cup from him and called for water. He poured it into the cup, which he raised to his mouth and frowned. Then he called for more water and poured it into it. Then he said: 'When these vessels become strong in taste, pour water on them to weaken them.'"

It was narrated from Yahya bin Sa'eed who heard Sa'eed bin Al-Musayyab say

"Thaqif welcomed 'Umar with a drink. He called for it, but when he brought it close to his mouth, he did not like it. He called for water to weaken it, and said: 'Do like this.'"

It was narrated that 'Utbah bin Farqad said

"The Nabidh that 'Umar bin Al-Khattab used to drink had turned to vinegar."

Chapter 49: Humiliation and Painful Torment that Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has Prepared for the

It was narrated from Jabir that

A man from (the tribe of) Jaishan, who are from Yemen, came and asked the Messenger of Allah [SAW] about a drink that they drank in his homeland that was made of corn and called Al-Mizr (beer). The Prophet [SAW] said to him: "Is it an intoxicant?" He said: "Yes." The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: "Every intoxicant is unlawful. Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has promised the one who drinks intoxicants that He will give him to drink from the mud of Khibal." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, what is the mud of Khibal?" He said: "The sweat of the people of Hell," or he said: "The juice of the people of Hell."

Chapter 52: It is Disliked to Sell Juice

It was narrated that Mus'ab bin Sa'd said

"Sa'd had many grapevines and he had someone looking after them for him. (The vines) bore many grapes, and that man wrote to him (saying): 'I am afraid that the grapes will be wasted; what do you think if I squeeze them to make juice? Sa'd wrote to him (saying): 'When this letter of mine reaches you, leave my land, for by Allah I cannot trust you with anything ever agin.' So he made him leave his land."

Chapter 53: What Kind of Thickened Grape Juice is Permissible to Drink and What Kind is Not Permitte

It was narrated that Ash-Sha'bi said

"Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, used to give the people thickened grape juice into which flies would fall and not be able to get out again."

It was narrated that Bushair bin Al-Muhajir said

"I asked Al-Hasan about juice that has been cooked. He said: 'That which has been cooked until two-third of it has gone and one-third is left.'"

Chapter 54: What Kind of Juices are Permissible to Drink and What Kinds are Not

'Ata' said

"I heard Ibn 'Abbas say: 'By Allah, fire does not make anything permissible or forbidden.'" He said: "Then he explained what he meant by 'it does not make permissible' as referring to what they said about At-Tila' (thickened grape juice), and he explained what he said about 'it does not make forbidden' as referring to performing Wudu' after eating something that has been touched by fire."

Chapter 55

It was narrated that Sa'eed bin Al-Musayyab said

"Drink juice so long as it does not have any foam."

Chapter 56: Kinds of Nabidh that are Permissible to Drink and the Kinds that are Not

It was narrated from 'Abdullah Ad-Dailami that his father Fairuz said

"I came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we have grapevines and Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has revealed that Khamr (wine) is forbidden, so what should we do?' He said: 'Make raisins.' I said: 'What should we do with the raisins?' He said: 'Soak them in the morning and drink them in the evening, and soak them in the evening and drink them in the morning.' I said: 'Can we leave it until it gets stronger?' He said: 'Do not put it in clay vessels, rather put it in skins, for if it stays there for a long time, it will turn into vinegar.'"

It was narrated from Ibn Al-Dailami that his father said

"We said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we have grapevines; what should we do with them?' He said: 'Make raisins.' We said: 'What should we do with the raisins?' He said: 'Soak them in the morning and drink them in the evening, and soak them in the evening and drink them in the morning.' I said: 'Can we leave it until it gets stronger?' He said: 'Do not put it in clay vessels, rather put it in skins, for if it stays there for a long time, it will turn into vinegar.'"

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that

Nabidh of raisins would be made for him in a water skin in the morning, and he would drink it that night, and it would be made for him in the evening, and he would drink it in the morning. He would wash out the water skins and not leave any pieces or anything in them. Nafi' said: "We used to drink it like honey."

It was narrated from Sa'eed bin Al-Musayyib that

He disliked putting the dregs of Nabidh into (new) Nabidh lest it become strong because of the dregs.

Chapter 57: Different Reports From Ibrahim Concerning Nabidh

It was narrated that Ibrahim said

"They used to think that whoever drank something and became intoxicated from it, it was not befitting for him to go back and drink more of the same."

It was narrated that Abu Al-Miskin said

"I asked Ibrahim: 'We take the dregs of Khamr or Tila' (thickened grape juice) and clean them, then we soak it with raisins for three days, then we strain it and leave it until it matures, then we drink it.' He said: 'That is Makruh.'"

Ibn Al-Mubarak said

"I have never found any sound report, giving a concession on intoxicants, except the report narrated from Ibrahim."