51/17. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5570 — Al-Busr, Raisins, and Dates
Soaking Raisins on Their Own
Hadith About Al-Busr, Raisins, and Dried Dates
Sunan an-Nasai : 5570
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5570
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يُخْلَطَ الْبُسْرُ وَالزَّبِيبُ وَالْبُسْرُ وَالتَّمْرُ وَقَالَ " انْبِذُوا كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا عَلَى حِدَةٍ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade mixing Al-Busr and raisins, and Al-Busr and dried dates, and he said: 'Soak each one of them on its own.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5570In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 32English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5573
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5570
In this Hadith, Abu Hurairah reports that the Messenger of Allah forbade mixing Al-Busr and raisins, and also Al-Busr and dried dates. He then said to soak each one of them on its own. This narration gives the reader a balanced picture: it names the combinations to avoid and then shows the separate method. The text is not hard to understand. It is about avoiding mixed soaking for the listed items. For searchers using terms like Al-Busr and raisins hadith or soak each alone hadith, this narration gives a direct teaching from the Prophet about safe and separate drink preparation.
What we learn from this hadith
- Al-Busr and raisins should not be mixed together for soaking.
- Al-Busr and dried dates should not be mixed together.
- Each item should be soaked on its own.
