74/10. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5598 — Any Intoxicating Drink Is Unlawful
Al-Badhaq (a kind of alcoholic drink)
وَرَأَى عُمَرُ وَأَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ وَمُعَاذٌ شُرْبَ الطِّلاَءِ عَلَى الثُّلُثِ. وَشَرِبَ الْبَرَاءُ وَأَبُو جُحَيْفَةَ عَلَى النِّصْفِ. وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ اشْرَبِ الْعَصِيرَ مَا دَامَ طَرِيًّا. وَقَالَ عُمَرُ وَجَدْتُ مِنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ رِيحَ شَرَابٍ، وَأَنَا سَائِلٌ عَنْهُ، فَإِنْ كَانَ يُسْكِرُ جَلَدْتُهُ.
Hadith About Al-Badhaq and Lawful Good Drinks
Sahih Bukhari : 5598
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5598
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الْجُوَيْرِيَةِ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ الْبَاذَقِ،. فَقَالَ سَبَقَ مُحَمَّدٌ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْبَاذَقَ، فَمَا أَسْكَرَ فَهْوَ حَرَامٌ. قَالَ الشَّرَابُ الْحَلاَلُ الطَّيِّبُ. قَالَ لَيْسَ بَعْدَ الْحَلاَلِ الطَّيِّبِ إِلاَّ الْحَرَامُ الْخَبِيثُ.
Abu Al-Juwairiyya Narrated from:
I asked Ibn `Abbas about Al-Badhaq. He said, "Muhammad prohibited alcoholic drinks before It was called Al-Badhaq (by saying), 'Any drink that intoxicates is unlawful.' I said, 'What about good lawful drinks?' He said,'Apart from what is lawful and good, all other things are unlawful and not good (unclean Al-Khabith).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5598In-book reference : Book 74, Hadith 24USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 69, Hadith 503
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5598
This hadith about Al-Badhaq gives a useful answer from Ibn Abbas. Abu Al-Juwairiyya asked him about a drink called Al-Badhaq. Ibn Abbas replied that Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم had prohibited alcoholic drinks before that name was used, saying that any drink that intoxicates is unlawful. When asked about good lawful drinks, Ibn Abbas answered that after what is lawful and good, the rest is unlawful and not good. The wording keeps two ideas clear: intoxicating drinks are not allowed, and lawful good drinks are recognized as lawful and good. This is why the hadith is often searched under any drink that intoxicates is haram.
What we learn from this hadith
- A new name for a drink does not change the rule if it intoxicates.
- Ibn Abbas repeated the rule that any intoxicating drink is unlawful.
- The narration distinguishes lawful good drinks from what is unlawful and bad.
