36/5. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1988c — Nabidh from Separate Items
It is disliked to make Nabidh by mixing dried dates and raisins
Hadith About Nabidh from Separate Items: Do Not Mix Dates and Grapes
Sahih Muslim : 1988c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1988c
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيٌّ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ - عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تَنْتَبِذُوا الزَّهْوَ وَالرُّطَبَ جَمِيعًا وَلاَ تَنْتَبِذُوا الرُّطَبَ وَالزَّبِيبَ جَمِيعًا وَلَكِنِ انْتَبِذُوا كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى حِدَتِهِ " . وَزَعَمَ يَحْيَى أَنَّهُ لَقِيَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ فَحَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِثْلِ هَذَا .
Abu Qatadah Narrated from:
Abu Qatada reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Do not prepare Nabidh by mixing nearly ripe and fresh dates and do not prepare Nabidh by mixing together fresh dates and grapes, but prepare Nabidh out of each (one of them) separately. Yahya stated that he had met 'Abdullah b. Abu Qatada and he narrated it on the authority of his father that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said this.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1988cIn-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 30USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 23, Hadith 4906
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1988c
This hadith about Nabidh repeats the same clear pattern. Abu Qatada reports that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said not to prepare Nabidh by mixing nearly ripe and fresh dates, and not to prepare Nabidh by mixing fresh dates and grapes. He then said to prepare Nabidh out of each one separately. The narration also mentions Yahya saying he met Abdullah b. Abu Qatada, who narrated it from his father. The main lesson remains in the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم wording: avoid the named mixtures and keep each item separate. This fits searches such as fresh dates and grapes Nabidh, prepare each separately hadith, and Sahih Muslim 1988c. The text is practical and focused.
What we learn from this hadith
- Nearly ripe dates and fresh dates are not to be mixed for Nabidh.
- Fresh dates and grapes are not to be mixed for Nabidh.
- The Hadith clearly says to prepare each one separately.
- The report includes a note about how Yahya heard the narration.
