74/3. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5583 — Throw It Away
Prohibition of alcoholic drinks prepared from unripe and ripe dates
Hadith About Throwing Away Alcohol After Hearing the Ban
Sahih Bukhari : 5583
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5583
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا، قَالَ كُنْتُ قَائِمًا عَلَى الْحَىِّ أَسْقِيهِمْ ـ عُمُومَتِي وَأَنَا أَصْغَرُهُمُ ـ الْفَضِيخَ، فَقِيلَ حُرِّمَتِ الْخَمْرُ. فَقَالُوا أَكْفِئْهَا. فَكَفَأْتُهَا. قُلْتُ لأَنَسٍ مَا شَرَابُهُمْ قَالَ رُطَبٌ وَبُسْرٌ. فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَنَسٍ وَكَانَتْ خَمْرَهُمْ. فَلَمْ يُنْكِرْ أَنَسٌ. وَحَدَّثَنِي بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِي أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسًا يَقُولُ كَانَتْ خَمْرَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ.
Anas Narrated from:
While I was waiting on my uncles and serving them with (wine prepared from) dates----and I was the youngest of them----it was said, "Alcoholic drinks have been prohibited." So they said (to me), "Throw it away." So I threw it away.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5583In-book reference : Book 74, Hadith 9USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 69, Hadith 489
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5583
This hadith about alcohol prohibition gives another clear picture from Anas. He was the youngest among his relatives and was serving them a date-based drink. When it was said that alcoholic drinks had been prohibited, they told him to throw it away. He did exactly that. The text also shows that their drink at that time was connected to ripe and unripe dates. The main point is not a long debate; it is quick action after hearing the ruling. For readers looking for the hadith on throwing away wine, this narration shows how the Companions treated the drink once its prohibition reached them.
What we learn from this hadith
- They stopped using the drink after hearing it was prohibited.
- Anas carried out the instruction to throw it away.
- The narration links that drink to dates used at the time.
