36/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2005a — Preparing Nabidh Overnight
The permissibility of Nabidh so long as it has not become strong and has not become intoxicating
Hadith About Preparing Nabidh Overnight for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
Sahih Muslim : 2005a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2005a
حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْفَضْلِ الْحُدَّانِيَّ - حَدَّثَنَا ثُمَامَةُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ حَزْنٍ الْقُشَيْرِيَّ - قَالَ لَقِيتُ عَائِشَةَ فَسَأَلْتُهَا عَنِ النَّبِيذِ، فَدَعَتْ عَائِشَةُ جَارِيَةً حَبَشِيَّةً فَقَالَتْ سَلْ هَذِهِ فَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَنْبِذُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتِ الْحَبَشِيَّةُ كُنْتُ أَنْبِذُ لَهُ فِي سِقَاءٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَأُوكِيهِ وَأُعَلِّقُهُ فَإِذَا أَصْبَحَ شَرِبَ مِنْهُ .
Thumama Narrated from:
I met 'A'isha and asked her about Nabidh (that was served to the Holy Prophet). 'A'isha called an Abyssinian maid (servant) and said: Ask her (about it) for it was he, who prepared the Nabidh for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). The Abyssinian (maid-servant) said: I prepared Nabidh for him in a waterskin in the night and tied its mouth and then suspended it; and when it was morning he (the Holy Prophet) drank from it.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2005aIn-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 105USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 23, Hadith 4976
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2005a
This hadith about preparing Nabidh overnight comes through Thumama, who asked Aisha about the Nabidh served to the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم). Aisha called an Abyssinian maid-servant and told him to ask her, because she used to prepare it for the Prophet. The maid-servant said she prepared it in a waterskin at night, tied its mouth, and suspended it. In the morning, the Prophet drank from it. The hadith gives a simple picture of preparation and timing. It does not mention a long storage period. The main lesson is that the drink was made overnight, kept tied, and used in the morning.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Nabidh was prepared in a waterskin at night.
- The mouth of the waterskin was tied and it was suspended.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) drank from it in the morning.
- Aisha directed the question to the servant who prepared it.
