The Book on Drinks

كتاب الأشربة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

Chapter 2: What Has Been Related About: Every Intoxicant Is Unlawful

Narrated 'Aishah

That the Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about Bit' so he said: "All drinks that intoxicate are unlawful."

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.

Chapter 5: What Has Been Related About It Is Disliked To Prepare Nabidh In Ad-Dubba', An-Naqir, And An-Hantam

Narrated Zadhan

"I asked Ibn 'Umar about what containers the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited. He informed us in your language, and he explained it to us in our language. He said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited Al-Hantamah, and it is an earthenware container, and he prohibited Ad-Dubba', and it is gourd, and he prohibited An-Naqir, and it is the trunk of a date-palm that is hollowed out or carved, and he prohibited Al-Muzaffat, and it is coated with pitch. And he ordered that Nabidh be prepared in water-skins."

He said: There are narrations on this topic from 'Umar, 'Ali, Ibn 'Abbas, Abu Sa'eed, Abu Hurairah, 'Abdur-Rahman bin Ya'mur, Samurah, Anas, 'Aishah, 'Imran bin Husain, 'A'idh bin 'Amr, Al-Hakam Al-Ghifari, and Maimunah.

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.

Chapter 8: What Has Been Related About Grains (And Berries) From Which Khamr Is Derived

Narrated 'Umar

"Indeed Khamr comes from wheat." And he mentioned this Hadith.

Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab

"Indeed Khamr comes from wheat."

[After mentioning this, he said:] and this is more correct than the narration of Ibrahim bin Muhajir (no. 1872). 'Ali bin Al-Madini said: "Yahya bin Sa'eed said: 'Ibrahim bin Al-Muhajir is not strong [in Hadith].'" And it has also been reported through other rotes from Ash-Sha'bi, from An-Nu'man bin Bashir.

Chapter 11: What Has Been Related About The Prohibition Of Drinking While Standing

Narrated Qatadah

From Anas: "The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited that a man should drink while standing." (Qatadah said:) So it was said: "And eating ?" He (Anas) said: "That is worse."

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.

Narrated Ibn 'Umar

"We would eat during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) while we were walking, and we would drink while we were standing."

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih Gharib as a narration of 'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar, from Nafi', from Ibn 'Umar. 'Imran bin Hudair reported this Hadith from Abu Al-Bazari, from Ibn 'Umar. Abu Al-Bazari's name is Yazid bin 'Utarid.

Chapter 12: What Has Been Related About The Permission For Drinking While Standing

Narrated 'Amr bin Shu'aib

From his father, from his grandfather who said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) drinking while standing and sitting."

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.

Chapter 13: What Has Been Related About Breathing Into The Vessel

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Let none of you drink all at once like the camel. But drink two or three times, mentioning Allah's Name when you drink, and praising Him when you (finish)."

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Gharib. Yazid bin Sinan Al-Jazari is Abu Farwah Ar-Ruhawi.

Chapter 15: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Blow Into The Drink

Narrated Abu Sa’id Al Khudri

That the Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited blowing into the drink. A man said: "What about if one sees something floating in the vessel?" He said: "Spill it out (removing that)." He said: "I can not drink in one breath." He said: "Then remove the cup away from your mouth."

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.

Chapter 16: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Breath Into The Vessel

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abi Qatadah

From his father, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "When one of you drinks, then do not breathe into the vessel."

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.

Chapter 21: What Has Been Related About Which Drink Was The Most Beloved To The Messenger Of Allah (saws)

Narrated 'Aishah

"The drink most beloved to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was the sweet, cool drink."

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This was reported similarly by more than one narrator from Ibn 'Uyainah from Ma'mar, from Az-Zuhri, from 'Urwah from 'Aishah. What is correct what was reported by Az-Zuhri from the Prophet (ﷺ) in Mursal form.

Chapter 1: What Has Been Related About Drinking Khamr

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever drinks Khamr, Salat is not accepted from him for forty days. If he repents, then Allah will accept his repentance. It he returns to it, then Allah will not accept his Salat for forty days. If he repents, then Allah will accept his repentance. If he returns to it, then Allah will not accepts his Salat for forty days.If he repents, then Allah will accept his repentance. If he returns to it a fourth time, Allah will not accept his Salat for forty days, and if he were to repent, Allah would not accept his repentance, and he will be given to drink from the river of Al-Khabal." They said: "O Aby 'Abdur-Rahman! What is the river of Al-Khabal?" He said: "A river of the pus from the inhabitants of the Fire."

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan. Similar to this has been reported from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr and Ibn 'Abbas from the Prophet (ﷺ).

Chapter 3: What Has Been Related About Whatever A Lot Of It Intoxicates, A Little Of It Is Unlawful

Narrated 'Aishah

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Every intoxicant is unlawful. Whatever a Faraq of it intoxicates, then a handful of it is unlawful."

[Abu 'Eisa said:] One of them said in his Hadith: "A sip of it is unlawful."

He said: This Hadith is Hasan. Al-Laith bin Abi Sulaim and Ar-Rabi' bin Sabih reported similar to the narration of Mahdi bin Maimun from Abu 'Uthman Al-Ansari. Abu 'Uthman Al-Ansari's (a narrator in this chain) name is 'Amr bin Salim, and they say: "Umar bin Salim" (as well).

Chapter 12: What Has Been Related About The Permission For Drinking While Standing

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas

"The Prophet (ﷺ) drank from Zamzam while he was standing."

He said: There are narrations on this topic from 'Ali, Sa'd, 'Abdullah bin 'Amr and 'Aishah.

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.

Chapter 14: What Has Been Related About Drinking With Two Breaths

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas

"When the Prophet (ﷺ) drank, he would breathe two times."

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Gharib, we do not know of it except as a narration of Rishdin bin Kuraib.

He said: I asked [Abu Muhammad] 'Abdullah bin 'Abdur-Rahman about Rishdin bin Kuraib: "Is he stronger (in narration), or Muhammad bin Kuraib?" He said: "Neither are better to me. Rishdin bin Kuraib is preferred over them to me." He said: I asked Muhammad bin Isma'il about this, so he said: "Muhammad bin Kuraib is preferred over Rishdin bin Kuraib." To me, the correct view is what Abu Muhammad 'Abdullah bin 'Abdur-Rahman said: Rishdin bin Kuraib is more preferred and he is elder. He lived to see Ibn 'Abbas, and they are brothers, and they both have Munkar narrations in their reports."

Chapter 15: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Blow Into The Drink

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited breathing in the vessel, or blowing into it."

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.

Chapter 17: What Has Been Related About The Prohibition Of Beding The Mouths Of Water-Skins

'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah narrated a report (of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) from Abu Sa'eed, that he prohibited bending the mouths of the water-skins.He said

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.

Chapter 20: What Has Been Related About The One Providing Water For People Is The Last Of Them To Drink

Narrated Abu Qatadah

That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The one providing water for people is the last of them to drink."

He said: There is something on this topic from Ibn Abi Awfa.

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.