36/5. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1990a — Nabidh Mixing Prohibition
It is disliked to make Nabidh by mixing dried dates and raisins
Ibn Abbas Hadith About Nabidh: Do Not Mix Dates, Grapes, Ripe Dates, and Unripe Dates
Sahih Muslim : 1990a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1990a
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنْ حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يُخْلَطَ التَّمْرُ وَالزَّبِيبُ جَمِيعًا وَأَنْ يُخْلَطَ الْبُسْرُ وَالتَّمْرُ جَمِيعًا وَكَتَبَ إِلَى أَهْلِ جُرَشَ يَنْهَاهُمْ عَنْ خَلِيطِ التَّمْرِ وَالزَّبِيبِ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) forbade the mixing of dates and grapes together, and mixing of unripe dates and ripe dates together (for preparing Nabidh), and he wrote to the people of Jurash (in Yemen) forbidding them to prepare the mixture of dates and grapes.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1990aIn-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 36USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 23, Hadith 4910
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1990a
This hadith about Nabidh is reported by Ibn Abbas. It says that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade mixing dates and grapes together, and mixing unripe dates and ripe dates together for preparing Nabidh. It also says that he wrote to the people of Jurash in Yemen forbidding them to prepare the mixture of dates and grapes. The narration is direct and practical. Search terms like Ibn Abbas Nabidh hadith, mixing dates and grapes hadith, and people of Jurash hadith match this report well. The main teaching is not a general story about Jurash. The text mentions the letter because it carried the same prohibition about the dates-and-grapes mixture. The focus remains on avoiding the named mixtures.
What we learn from this hadith
- Dates and grapes are not to be mixed together for Nabidh in this report.
- Unripe dates and ripe dates are also not to be mixed together for Nabidh.
- The report mentions a written instruction to the people of Jurash about dates and grapes.
- The teaching remains tied to the exact mixtures named in the Hadith.
