36/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2004e — Wine Trade and Nabidh Care
The permissibility of Nabidh so long as it has not become strong and has not become intoxicating
Hadith About Wine Trade and Nabidh Preparation
Sahih Muslim : 2004e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2004e
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي خَلَفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ بْنُ عَدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى أَبِي عُمَرَ النَّخَعِيِّ، قَالَ سَأَلَ قَوْمٌ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ بَيْعِ الْخَمْرِ، وَشِرَائِهَا، وَالتِّجَارَةِ فِيهَا فَقَالَ أَمُسْلِمُونَ أَنْتُمْ قَالُوا نَعَمْ . قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَصْلُحُ بَيْعُهَا وَلاَ شِرَاؤُهَا وَلاَ التِّجَارَةُ فِيهَا . قَالَ فَسَأَلُوهُ عَنِ النَّبِيذِ فَقَالَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي سَفَرٍ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ وَقَدْ نَبَذَ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فِي حَنَاتِمَ وَنَقِيرٍ وَدُبَّاءٍ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَأُهْرِيقَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِسِقَاءٍ فَجُعِلَ فِيهِ زَبِيبٌ وَمَاءٌ فَجُعِلَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَأَصْبَحَ فَشَرِبَ مِنْهُ يَوْمَهُ ذَلِكَ وَلَيْلَتَهُ الْمُسْتَقْبِلَةَ وَمِنَ الْغَدِ حَتَّى أَمْسَى فَشَرِبَ وَسَقَى فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ أَمَرَ بِمَا بَقِيَ مِنْهُ فَأُهَرِيقَ .
Yahya Abu 'Umar al-Nakhai Narrated from:
Some people asked Ibn Abbas about the sale and purchase of wine and its commerce. He asked (them): Are you Muslims? They said, Yes. Thereupon he said: Its sale and purchase and its trade are not permissible. They then asked him about Nabidh and he said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went out on a journey and then came back and some persons amongst his Companions prepared Nabidh for him in green pitcher, hollow stump and gourd. He commanded it to be thrown away, and it was done accordingly.He then ordered them (to prepare it.) in a waterskin and it was prepared in that by steeping raisins in water, and it was prepared in the night. In the morning he drank out of that and on that day and then the next night, and then on the next day until the evening. He drank and gave others to drink. When it was morning (of the third night) he commanded what was left of that to be thrown away.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2004eIn-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 104USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 23, Hadith 4975
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2004e
This hadith about wine trade begins with people asking Ibn Abbas about selling, buying, and trading wine. He asked if they were Muslims, and when they said yes, he said its sale, purchase, and trade were not permissible. They then asked about Nabidh. He mentioned that some Companions had prepared Nabidh in certain vessels, and the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) ordered it to be thrown away. He then ordered that it be prepared in a waterskin with raisins and water. It was prepared at night, drunk the next day and night, then again the next day until evening, and what remained later was thrown away. The narration keeps both points clear: wine trade is rejected, and Nabidh was handled with care.
What we learn from this hadith
- The sale, purchase, and trade of wine are rejected in the narration.
- Nabidh was prepared in a waterskin with raisins and water.
- The drink was not kept beyond the described time.
- The hadith separates wine trade from carefully prepared Nabidh.
