51/20. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5578 — Khamr Overcomes the Mind
Kinds of Things From Which Khamr was Made When the Prohibition of it was Revealed
Khamr Is That Which Overcomes the Mind
Sunan an-Nasai : 5578
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5578
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَيَّانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الشَّعْبِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ، رضى الله عنه يَخْطُبُ عَلَى مِنْبَرِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَلاَ إِنَّهُ نَزَلَ تَحْرِيمُ الْخَمْرِ يَوْمَ نَزَلَ وَهِيَ مِنْ خَمْسَةٍ مِنَ الْعِنَبِ وَالتَّمْرِ وَالْعَسَلِ وَالْحِنْطَةِ وَالشَّعِيرِ وَالْخَمْرُ مَا خَامَرَ الْعَقْلَ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
I heard 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, delivering a Khutbah on the Minbar of Al-Madinah and he said: 'O people, on the day that the prohibition of Khamr was revealed, it was made from five things: From grapes, dates, honey, wheat and barley. Khamr is that which overcomes the mind.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5578In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 40English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5581
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5578
This Hadith reports Ibn 'Umar hearing 'Umar deliver a khutbah on the Minbar of Al-Madinah. 'Umar said that when the prohibition of khamr was revealed, it was made from five things: grapes, dates, honey, wheat, and barley. He then gave a clear definition: khamr is that which overcomes the mind. This is a key Hadith for people searching for khamr meaning in Islam or khamr overcomes the mind. The teaching is direct and easy to understand. It connects khamr to its effect on the mind, while also naming the five sources mentioned in the khutbah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Khamr was mentioned as being made from grapes, dates, honey, wheat, and barley.
- Umar defined khamr as what overcomes the mind.
- The report links khamr to its effect, not only to one ingredient.
