36/5. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1987e — Separate Nabidh Ingredients
It is disliked to make Nabidh by mixing dried dates and raisins
Nabidh Hadith on Separate Ingredients: Do Not Mix Dry Dates, Grapes, and Unripe Dates
Sahih Muslim : 1987e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1987e
وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، الْعَبْدِيُّ بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ قَالَ نَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ نَخْلِطَ بُسْرًا بِتَمْرٍ أَوْ زَبِيبًا بِتَمْرٍ أَوْ زَبِيبًا بِبُسْرٍ . وَقَالَ " مَنْ شَرِبَهُ مِنْكُمْ " . فَذَكَرَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ وَكِيعٍ .
Isma'il b. Muslim al-'Abadi Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) prohibited us that we should mix dry dates with unripe dates or (mix) grapes with dry dates (and prepare Nabidh). He also said: He who amongst you drinks-the rest of the hadith is the same.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1987eIn-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 27USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 23, Hadith 4903
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1987e
This hadith about Nabidh reports two connected points. First, it says the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prohibited mixing dry dates with unripe dates, grapes with dry dates, and grapes with unripe dates for preparing Nabidh. Second, it refers to the same instruction that whoever drinks it should drink it from a single ingredient, as in the related report. This makes the teaching clear for anyone searching for Nabidh mixing hadith or hadith about dates and grapes. The focus is the named ingredients and their mixtures. The text does not invite the reader to add other cases. It teaches that these items should not be combined for Nabidh, and that each should be treated separately in this context.
What we learn from this hadith
- Dry dates and unripe dates are not to be mixed for Nabidh.
- Grapes and dry dates are not to be mixed for Nabidh.
- Grapes and unripe dates are not to be mixed for Nabidh.
- The report supports preparing Nabidh from one item at a time.
