The Book of Drinks
كتاب الأشربة
Chapter 23: Prohibition of Every Drink that Intoxicates
The Messenger of Allah [SAW] was asked about mead and he said: "Every drink that intoxicates is unlawful," and mead is made from honey.
"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'Every intoxicant is unlawful.'"
"I heard 'Ata' being asked by a man: 'We travel and drinks are offered to us in the marketplaces, and we do not know what kind of vessels they were prepared in.' He said: 'Every intoxicant is unlawful.' He repeated the question and he said: 'Every intoxicant is unlawful.' He repeated the question and he said: 'It is as I have told you.'"
Chapter 24: Explanation of Al-Bit' (Mead) and Al-Mizr (Beer)
"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] delivered a Khutbah and quoted the Verse about Khamr. A man said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what do you think about Al-Mizr (beer)?' He said: 'What is beer?' He said: 'A (drink) from grains that is made in Yemen.' He said: 'Does it intoxicate?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Every intoxicant is unlawful.'"
"I heard Ibn 'Abbas when he was asked: 'Advise us about Badhiq (a drink made from the juice of grapes slightly boiled).' He said: 'Muhammad came before Badhiq (i.e., it was not known during his time), but everything that intoxicates is unlawful.'"
Chapter 8: Mixing Al-Busr and Ripe Dates (Ar-Rutab)
The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: "Do not mix raisins and dried dates, nor Al-Busr and dried dates."
Chapter 9: Mixing Al-Busr and Dried Dates (At-Tamr)
The Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade soaking raisins and dried dates together, and he forbade soaking Al-Busr and dried dates together.
"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade Ad-Dubba', Al-Hantam, Al-Muzaffat, and An-Naqir, and that Al-Busr be mixed with dried dates, and that raisins be mixed with dried dates, and he wrote to the people of Hajar saying: 'Do not mix raisins and dried dates together.'"
Chapter 12: Mixing Al-Busr and Raisins
The Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade soaking raisins and Al-Busr together, and he forbade soaking Al-Busr and ripe dates together.
Chapter 13: Mentioning the Reason Why These Mixtures are Forbidden, Which is That One of Them is Mor
"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade us to soak two things together when one is more potent than the other. I asked him about Fadikh (a drink made from fresh dates cut open) and he forbade it. He disliked the extra bit on Al-Busr, fearing that that might make it two things, so we used to cut it off."
Anas would not leave any dates that had become ripe but he would remove them from his Fadikh.
Chapter 19: Interpretation of the Saying of Allah the Most High: "And From the Fruits of Date Palms
"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'Khamr comes from these two trees: The date palm and the grapevine.'"
Chapter 20: Kinds of Things From Which Khamr was Made When the Prohibition of it was Revealed
"Khamr is made from five things: From dates, wheat, barley, honey and grapes."
Chapter 22: Applying the Name Khamr to All Drinks that Intoxicate
"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'Every intoxicant is unlawful and every intoxicant is Khamr.'"
"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'Every intoxicant is Khamr.'"
Chapter 23: Prohibition of Every Drink that Intoxicates
The Prophet [SAW] said: "Do not soak (fruits) in Ad-Dubba', An-Naqir, Al-Hantam, and every intoxicant is unlawful."
The Messenger of Allah [SAW] was asked about mead and he said: "Every drink that intoxicates is unlawful." This is the wording of Suwaid.