The Book of Drinks
كتاب الأشربة
Chapter 24: Explanation of Al-Bit' (Mead) and Al-Mizr (Beer)
"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] sent me to Yemen and I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, there are (different kinds of) drinks there, what should I drink, and what should I refrain from?' He said: 'What are they?' I said: 'Al-Bit' (mead) and Al-Mizr (beer).' He said: 'What are mead and beer?' I said: 'Mead is a drink made from honey and beer is a drink made from grains.' The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'Do not drink any intoxicant, for I have forbidden all intoxicants.'"
Chapter 25: Prohibition of Every Drink that Intoxicates in Large Amounts
The Prophet [SAW] said: "I forbid to you small amounts of whatever intoxicates in large amounts."
Chapter 3: Khamr is a Drink (Made) of Unripe Dates and Dried Dates
"Unripe dates and dried dates are Khamr."
Chapter 5: Mixing Al-Balh and Az-Zahuw
"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade (mixing) Az-Zahuw and At-Tamr, and raisins and dried dates (At-Tamr)."
Chapter 8: Mixing Al-Busr and Ripe Dates (Ar-Rutab)
The Prophet [SAW] forbade mixing dried dates and raisins, and Al-Busr and ripe dates.
Chapter 9: Mixing Al-Busr and Dried Dates (At-Tamr)
"Al-Busr on their own are unlawful and with dried dates they are unlawful."
Chapter 11: Mixing Ripe Dates and Raisins
The Prophet [SAW] said: "Do not soak Az-Zahuw and ripe dates, and do not soak ripe dates and raisins together."
Chapter 16: Concession Allowing Soaking of Dried Dates on Their Own
The Prophet [SAW] forbade mixing Al-Busr with dried dates, or raisins with dried dates, or raisins with Al-Busr, and he said: "Whoever among you (wants to) drink them, let him drink each one on its own."
Chapter 17: Soaking Raisins on Their Own
"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade mixing Al-Busr and raisins, and Al-Busr and dried dates, and he said: 'Soak each one of them on its own.'"
Chapter 19: Interpretation of the Saying of Allah the Most High: "And From the Fruits of Date Palms
Chapter 22: Applying the Name Khamr to All Drinks that Intoxicate
The Prophet [SAW] said: "Every intoxicant is unlawful and every intoxicant is Khamr."
"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'Every intoxicant is Khamr and every intoxicant is unlawful.'"
Chapter 23: Prohibition of Every Drink that Intoxicates
The Prophet [SAW] said: "Every intoxicant is unlawful."
"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] sent Mu'adh and me to Yemen. Mu'adh said: 'You are sending us to a land where the people have many kinds of drinks. What should I drink?' He said: 'Drink, but do not drink any intoxicant.'"
"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'Every intoxicant is unlawful.'"
"Umar bin 'Abdul-Aziz wrote to us, saying: 'Do not drink the thickened juice of grapes (obtained by boiling it down) until two-third of it has gone and one-third is left. And every intoxicant is unlawful.'"
"Umar bin 'Abdul-'Aziz wrote to 'Adiy bin Artah (saying): 'Every intoxicant is unlawful.'"
Chapter 2: The Drinks Which Were Destroyed When Khamr Was Prohibited
"While I was taking care of a group of people, including my paternal uncles, and I was the youngest of them, a man came and said: 'Khamr has been forbidden.' I was taking care of them, and was pouring Fadikh (date-wine) for them. They said: 'Pour it away.' So I poured it away." I (the narrator) said to Anas: "What is that?" He said: "Unripe dates and dried dates." Abu Bakr bin Anas said: "That was their wine in those days." And Anas did not deny that.
"I was pouring (wine) for Abu Talhah, Ubayy bin Ka'b and Abu Dujanah among a group of Ansar when a man came in and said: 'Something new has happened; the prohibition of Khamr has been revealed.' So we poured it away." He said: "The only intoxicant in those days was Fadikh, a mixture of unripe dates and dried dates." And Anas said: "Khamr was forbidden, and most of their Khamr in those days was Fadikh."
Chapter 7: Mixing Az-Zahuw and Al-Busr
"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade mixing dried dates and raisins, and mixing Az-Zahuw and dried dates, and Az-Zahuw and Al-Busr."