51/2. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5543 — Dates and Khamr
The Drinks Which Were Destroyed When Khamr Was Prohibited
Hadith About Khamr Made From Unripe and Dried Dates
Sunan an-Nasai : 5543
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5543
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ حُرِّمَتِ الْخَمْرُ حِينَ حُرِّمَتْ وَإِنَّهُ لَشَرَابُهُمُ الْبُسْرُ وَالتَّمْرُ.
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
When Khamr was forbidden, their drink was (made from) unripe dates and dried dates.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5543In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 4English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5545
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5543
This short Hadith about Khamr explains what people were drinking when the prohibition came. Anas bin Malik says that when Khamr was forbidden, their drink was made from unripe dates and dried dates. The wording is brief, but it gives an important detail from the text itself. It shows that the discussion of Khamr in these narrations was not limited to a named drink without description. The drink is clearly tied to dates in two forms: unripe dates and dried dates. For someone searching for a hadith about date wine or Khamr made from dates, this narration gives a direct report. Its message is simple: the drink they had at that time fell under the Khamr discussion.
What we learn from this hadith
- Anas identifies the drink present when Khamr was forbidden.
- The drink was made from unripe dates and dried dates.
- The narration links the Khamr ruling to a known drink of that time.
- Short reports can still give clear detail about a ruling.
