36/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1997b — Meaning of Nabidh in a Pitcher
The prohibition of making Nabidh in Al-Muzaffat, Ad-Dubba' (Gourds), Al-Hantam and An-Naqir; This has been abrogated and now it is permitted, so long as it does not become intoxicating
Hadith About Nabidh in a Pitcher and Its Meaning
Sahih Muslim : 1997b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1997b
حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ حَازِمٍ - حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ عَنْ نَبِيذِ الْجَرِّ، فَقَالَ حَرَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَبِيذَ الْجَرِّ . فَأَتَيْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَقُلْتُ أَلاَ تَسْمَعُ مَا يَقُولُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ وَمَا يَقُولُ قُلْتُ قَالَ حَرَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَبِيذَ الْجَرِّ . فَقَالَ صَدَقَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ حَرَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَبِيذَ الْجَرِّ . فَقُلْتُ وَأَىُّ شَىْءٍ نَبِيذُ الْجَرِّ فَقَالَ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ يُصْنَعُ مِنَ الْمَدَرِ .
Sa`id bin Jubair Narrated from:
I asked Ibn 'Umar about (the preparation of) Nabidh in a green pitcher (besmeared with pitch), whereupon he said that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade the (preparation of) Nabidh in green pitcher (besmeared with pitch).I then came to Ibn Abbas and said: Do you hear what Ibn 'Umar has said? Thereupon he said: What does he say? I said: He stated that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has forbidden the (preparation of) Nabidh in a green pitcher (besmeared with pitch), whereupon he said: Ibn 'Umar has told the truth. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) declared unlawful the preparation of Nabidh in a green pitcher (besmeared with pitch). I said: What is this thing, the Nabidh of a pitcher (Nabidh prepared in a pitcher)? Thereupon, he said: Everything that is prepared in earthen pitcher.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1997bIn-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 61USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 23, Hadith 4933
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1997b
This hadith about Nabidh in a pitcher has a helpful question-and-answer style. Sa'id b. Jubair asked Ibn Umar about Nabidh in a green pitcher, and Ibn Umar said the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) forbade it. Sa'id then asked Ibn Abbas, who confirmed that Ibn Umar had spoken truthfully. The narration also explains the phrase: Nabidh of a pitcher means what is prepared in an earthen pitcher. This makes the hadith useful for searches like green pitcher Nabidh hadith, Nabidh in earthen pitcher, and Sahih Muslim Nabidh vessels. The explanation stays inside the report itself, so the reader gets both the ruling mentioned and the meaning of the vessel term.
What we learn from this hadith
- Questions can help clarify the exact meaning of a hadith term.
- Ibn Umar’s report is confirmed by Ibn Abbas in the narration.
- The text explains Nabidh of a pitcher as what is prepared in an earthen pitcher.
