51/2. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5541 — Pouring Away Khamr
The Drinks Which Were Destroyed When Khamr Was Prohibited
Hadith About Khamr and Pouring Away Forbidden Drink
Sunan an-Nasai : 5541
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5541
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُبَارَكِ - عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ، أَنَّ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، أَخْبَرَهُمْ قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا قَائِمٌ، عَلَى الْحَىِّ وَأَنَا أَصْغَرُهُمْ، سِنًّا عَلَى عُمُومَتِي إِذْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّهَا قَدْ حُرِّمَتِ الْخَمْرُ. وَأَنَا قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَسْقِيهِمْ مِنْ فَضِيخٍ لَهُمْ فَقَالُوا اكْفَأْهَا. فَكَفَأْتُهَا فَقُلْتُ لأَنَسٍ مَا هُوَ قَالَ الْبُسْرُ وَالتَّمْرُ. قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَنَسٍ كَانَتْ خَمْرُهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَلَمْ يُنْكِرْ أَنَسٌ.
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
While I was taking care of a group of people, including my paternal uncles, and I was the youngest of them, a man came and said: 'Khamr has been forbidden.' I was taking care of them, and was pouring Fadikh (date-wine) for them. They said: 'Pour it away.' So I poured it away. I (the narrator) said to Anas: "What is that?" He said: "Unripe dates and dried dates." Abu Bakr bin Anas said: "That was their wine in those days." And Anas did not deny that.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5541In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 2English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5543
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5541
This Hadith about Khamr shows a clear and simple example of obedience. Anas bin Malik was serving a group of people and was the youngest among them. He was pouring Fadikh, a drink made from unripe dates and dried dates. Then a man came and said that Khamr had been forbidden. The people did not argue or delay. They told Anas to pour it away, so he poured it away. The Hadith identifies what their drink was at that time and connects it to the Khamr ruling. The lesson is not built on long debate. It is built on action. When the news of prohibition reached them, they stopped and removed the drink from use.
What we learn from this hadith
- The people stopped using the drink when they heard Khamr had been forbidden.
- Anas obeyed their instruction and poured the drink away.
- The drink mentioned was Fadikh, made from unripe dates and dried dates.
- The narration shows a practical response to a clear religious command.
