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Sunan Abi Dawud 84 — Nabidh and Pure Water
Wudu' Using An-Nabidh
Hadith About Nabidh, Dates, and Pure Water
Sunan Abi Dawud : 84
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 84
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، وَسُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْعَتَكِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي فَزَارَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَهُ لَيْلَةَ الْجِنِّ " مَا فِي إِدَاوَتِكَ " . قَالَ نَبِيذٌ . قَالَ " تَمْرَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ وَمَاءٌ طَهُورٌ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَقَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ عَنْ أَبِي زَيْدٍ أَوْ زَيْدٍ كَذَا قَالَ شَرِيكٌ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ هَنَّادٌ لَيْلَةَ الْجِنِّ .
Abdullah ibn Mas'ud Narrated from:
AbuZayd quoted Abdullah ibn Mas'ud as saying that on the night when the jinn listened to the Qur'an the Prophet (ﷺ) said: What is in your skin vessel? He said: I have some nabidh. He (the Holy Prophet) said: It consists of fresh dates and pure water. Sulayman ibn Dawud reported the same version of this tradition on the authority of AbuZayd or Zayd. But Sharik said that Hammad did not mention the words "night of the jinn".
[2] A leather container, or water-skin.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 84In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 84English translation : Book 1, Hadith 84
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 84
This hadith about nabidh reports a question from the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) to Abdullah ibn Mas'ud about what was in his skin vessel. Abdullah said that he had nabidh. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) then described it as fresh dates and pure water. The narration also mentions the night when the jinn listened to the Qur’an in one version, while another wording did not mention that phrase. The safest way to understand this report is to stay with what is stated: the vessel contained nabidh, and the Prophet’s reply connected it with dates and pure water. The hadith is often searched with topics like nabidh, purification water, and the night of the jinn.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report describes nabidh in this case as fresh dates and pure water.
- The narration records a direct question and answer about what was in the vessel.
- Different wordings are noted in the report, so the wording should be handled carefully.
