74/11. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5600 — Obedience When Alcohol Became Unlawful
Unripe-date drink and ripe-date drink should not be mixed if it is an intoxicant, and two cooked foods should not be put in one dish
Hadith About Alcohol Prohibition and Quick Obedience
Sahih Bukhari : 5600
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5600
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ إِنِّي لأَسْقِي أَبَا طَلْحَةَ وَأَبَا دُجَانَةَ وَسُهَيْلَ ابْنَ الْبَيْضَاءِ خَلِيطَ بُسْرٍ وَتَمْرٍ إِذْ حُرِّمَتِ الْخَمْرُ، فَقَذَفْتُهَا وَأَنَا سَاقِيهِمْ وَأَصْغَرُهُمْ، وَإِنَّا نَعُدُّهَا يَوْمَئِذٍ الْخَمْرَ. وَقَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ سَمِعَ أَنَسًا.
Anas Narrated from:
While I was serving Abu Talha. Abu Dujana and Abu Suhail bin Al-Baida' with a drink made from a mixture of unripe and ripe dates, alcoholic drinks, were made unlawful, whereupon I threw it away, and I was their butler and the youngest of them, and we used to consider that drink as an alcoholic drink in those days.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5600In-book reference : Book 74, Hadith 26USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 69, Hadith 505
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5600
This hadith about alcohol prohibition shows a clear example of immediate obedience. Anas was serving a drink made from a mixture of unripe and ripe dates to Abu Talha, Abu Dujana, and Abu Suhail bin Al-Baida. When alcoholic drinks were made unlawful, he threw it away at once. The narration also states that they used to count that drink as an alcoholic drink in those days. The core lesson is simple: when a command becomes clear, a believer should not delay leaving what is forbidden. The hadith also helps people searching for khamr hadith, date drink alcohol hadith, and Islamic ruling on intoxicants understand that the response was direct and practical.
What we learn from this hadith
- When a prohibition becomes clear, obedience should be prompt.
- A drink considered alcoholic was not kept or served after the ruling became known.
- Young people can also show strong commitment to Allah’s command.
- The Companions treated the matter seriously and acted without delay.
