36/5. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1987b — Nabidh Mixing Warning
It is disliked to make Nabidh by mixing dried dates and raisins
Nabidh Mixing Hadith: Grapes, Dry Dates, and Unripe Dates
Sahih Muslim : 1987b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1987b
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ أَبُو مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ نَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ نَخْلِطَ بَيْنَ الزَّبِيبِ وَالتَّمْرِ وَأَنْ نَخْلِطَ الْبُسْرَ وَالتَّمْرَ .
Abu Sa'id Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) prohibited us to mix grapes and dry dates together and unripe dates and dry dates (to prepare Nabidh.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1987bIn-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 24USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 23, Hadith 4901
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1987b
This hadith about Nabidh is reported by Abu Sa'id. It says that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم prohibited them from mixing grapes and dry dates together, and from mixing unripe dates and dry dates together to prepare Nabidh. The main teaching is about separation in drink preparation. It is not a broad statement about every use of these fruits. The text names the mixtures, and the reader should stay with those names. Search terms such as dry dates and grapes hadith, Nabidh mixing hadith, and Sahih Muslim Nabidh hadith fit this narration well. It reminds us that a small detail in preparation can matter when the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم gives a specific instruction.
What we learn from this hadith
- Grapes and dry dates are not to be mixed for Nabidh in this report.
- Unripe dates and dry dates are also not to be mixed for Nabidh.
- The Hadith focuses on specific preparation, not broad guesswork.
- Following the named combinations protects the meaning of the report.
