74/5. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5589 — Five Sources of Alcoholic Drinks
Alcoholic drink is any drink that disturbs the mind
Hadith About Alcoholic Drinks Made From Five Things
Sahih Bukhari : 5589
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5589
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي السَّفَرِ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، قَالَ الْخَمْرُ يُصْنَعُ مِنْ خَمْسَةٍ مِنَ الزَّبِيبِ وَالتَّمْرِ وَالْحِنْطَةِ وَالشَّعِيرِ وَالْعَسَلِ.
'Umar Narrated from:
Alcoholic drinks are prepared from five things, i.e., raisins, dates. wheat, barley and honey.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5589In-book reference : Book 74, Hadith 15USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 69, Hadith 494
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5589
This hadith about alcoholic drinks is short and focused. Umar says that khamr is made from five things: raisins, dates, wheat, barley, and honey. The narration is useful for people searching for what alcohol was made from in early Muslim reports. It does not need extra detail to make its point. The hadith shows that intoxicating drinks were known through more than one ingredient. It was not only grape wine that people had in mind. Because the wording lists the materials one by one, it helps readers connect the topic of khamr with different kinds of drink preparation mentioned in the Book of Drinks.
What we learn from this hadith
- Alcoholic drinks were linked to several ingredients.
- The listed sources include raisins, dates, wheat, barley, and honey.
- The narration helps show the wider use of the term khamr in these reports.
