36/5. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1989a — Separate Nabidh Preparation
It is disliked to make Nabidh by mixing dried dates and raisins
Hadith About Nabidh: Prepare Grapes, Dates, and Unripe Dates Separately
Sahih Muslim : 1989a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1989a
حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِزُهَيْرٍ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ الْحَنَفِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الزَّبِيبِ وَالتَّمْرِ وَالْبُسْرِ وَالتَّمْرِ وَقَالَ " يُنْبَذُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا عَلَى حِدَتِهِ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade (the preparation of Nabidh) from grapes and dates, and unripe dates and dry dates (by mixing them together). He (the Prophet also) said: Prepare Nabidh from each one of them separately.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1989aIn-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 34USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 23, Hadith 4909
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1989a
This hadith about Nabidh is reported by Abu Huraira. It says that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade preparing Nabidh by mixing grapes and dates, and by mixing unripe dates and dry dates. He also said to prepare Nabidh from each one separately. The teaching is easy to understand because it includes both the warning and the right method. It fits search phrases like mixing dates and grapes hadith, unripe dates and dry dates Nabidh, and prepare Nabidh separately. The Hadith does not give a long list of every possible drink. It names the combinations in front of us, then gives the simple direction: each one should be prepared on its own.
What we learn from this hadith
- Grapes and dates should not be mixed for Nabidh in this narration.
- Unripe dates and dry dates should not be mixed for Nabidh in this narration.
- The Hadith says each one should be prepared separately.
- The teaching is based on the exact mixtures named in the report.
