51/2. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5542 — Fadikh and Khamr Prohibition
The Drinks Which Were Destroyed When Khamr Was Prohibited
Hadith About Fadikh and the Prohibition of Khamr
Sunan an-Nasai : 5542
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5542
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُبَارَكِ - عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أَسْقِي أَبَا طَلْحَةَ وَأُبَىَّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ وَأَبَا دُجَانَةَ فِي رَهْطٍ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ حَدَثَ خَبَرٌ نَزَلَ تَحْرِيمُ الْخَمْرِ. فَكَفَأْنَا. قَالَ وَمَا هِيَ يَوْمَئِذٍ إِلاَّ الْفَضِيخُ خَلِيطُ الْبُسْرِ وَالتَّمْرِ. قَالَ وَقَالَ أَنَسٌ لَقَدْ حُرِّمَتِ الْخَمْرُ وَإِنَّ عَامَّةَ خُمُورِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْفَضِيخُ.
Anas Narrated from:
I was pouring (wine) for Abu Talhah, Ubayy bin Ka'b and Abu Dujanah among a group of Ansar when a man came in and said: 'Something new has happened; the prohibition of Khamr has been revealed.' So we poured it away. He said: "The only intoxicant in those days was Fadikh, a mixture of unripe dates and dried dates." And Anas said: "Khamr was forbidden, and most of their Khamr in those days was Fadikh."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5542In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 3English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5544
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5542
This Hadith about Fadikh gives a clear scene from the time when Khamr was forbidden. Anas says he was serving Abu Talhah, Ubayy bin Ka'b, Abu Dujanah, and others from the Ansar. A man entered and said that a new matter had happened: the prohibition of Khamr had been revealed. Their response was direct. They poured it away. The narration then explains that their intoxicant at that time was Fadikh, a mixture of unripe dates and dried dates. Anas also says that when Khamr was forbidden, much of their Khamr in those days was Fadikh. This Hadith helps readers understand that the ruling mentioned here was applied to the drink they had in front of them.
What we learn from this hadith
- The people poured away the drink after hearing the news of Khamr prohibition.
- Fadikh is described as a mixture of unripe dates and dried dates.
- Anas connects the Khamr ruling to what people were drinking then.
- The narration shows direct action after hearing a religious command.
