74/4. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5585 — Every Intoxicating Drink Is Haram
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وَقَالَ مَعْنٌ سَأَلْتُ مَالِكَ بْنَ أَنَسٍ عَنِ الْفُقَّاعِ فَقَالَ إِذَا لَمْ يُسْكِرْ فَلاَ بَأْسَ. وَقَالَ ابْنُ الدَّرَاوَرْدِيِّ سَأَلْنَا عَنْهُ فَقَالُوا لاَ يُسْكِرُ، لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ.
Hadith About Every Intoxicating Drink Being Haram
Sahih Bukhari : 5585
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5585
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْبِتْعِ فَقَالَ " كُلُّ شَرَابٍ أَسْكَرَ فَهْوَ حَرَامٌ ".
A'isha Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was asked about Al-Bit. He said, "All drinks that intoxicate are unlawful (to drink.)
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5585In-book reference : Book 74, Hadith 11USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 69, Hadith 491
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5585
This hadith about intoxicating drinks gives a very clear rule. Aisha reports that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم was asked about Al-Bit. Instead of giving a narrow answer only about that one drink, he said that all drinks that intoxicate are unlawful to drink. The wording is easy to remember and often searched as every intoxicant is haram hadith. The hadith teaches that the name of the drink is not the main issue. Its intoxicating effect is what matters in the answer. For anyone reading Sahih Bukhari 5585, the message is direct: a drink that causes intoxication falls under the prohibition mentioned in the hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- The answer gives a broad rule for intoxicating drinks.
- The name Al-Bit is not treated as the main concern.
- The ruling is tied to whether the drink intoxicates.
