74/11. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5601 — Avoiding Alcoholic Drinks
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 Alcoholic Drinks Made From Dates and Raisins
Sahih Bukhari : 5601
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5601
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الزَّبِيبِ وَالتَّمْرِ وَالْبُسْرِ وَالرُّطَبِ.
Jabir Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the drinking of alcoholic drinks prepared from raisins, dates, unripe dates and fresh ripe dates.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5601In-book reference : Book 74, Hadith 27USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 69, Hadith 506
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5601
This hadith about alcoholic drinks gives a direct warning from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Jabir narrates that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade drinking alcoholic drinks prepared from raisins, dates, unripe dates, and fresh ripe dates. The wording is focused on drinks that become alcoholic from these fruits. It does not discuss every drink in detail, so the explanation should stay close to the text. The message is that Muslims must be careful with intoxicating drinks, even when their ingredients begin as common foods. People searching for hadith about raisins and dates drink, nabidh hadith, or khamr made from dates will find the main point here: the issue is not the fruit itself, but the alcoholic drink prepared from it.
What we learn from this hadith
- Alcoholic drinks are forbidden even if made from familiar fruits.
- Dates and raisins can be misused when prepared as intoxicating drinks.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave clear guidance on drinks that should be avoided.
- Muslims should pay attention to what a drink becomes, not only what it was made from.
