51/20. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5579 — Five Sources of Khamr
Kinds of Things From Which Khamr was Made When the Prohibition of it was Revealed
Five Things Khamr Was Made From
Sunan an-Nasai : 5579
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5579
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا، وَأَبِي، حَيَّانَ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، رضى الله عنه عَلَى مِنْبَرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ الْخَمْرَ نَزَلَ تَحْرِيمُهَا وَهِيَ مِنْ خَمْسَةٍ مِنَ الْعِنَبِ وَالْحِنْطَةِ وَالشَّعِيرِ وَالتَّمْرِ وَالْعَسَلِ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
I heard 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, on the Minbar of the Messenger of Allah [SAW], say: 'The prohibition of Khamr was revealed when it was made from five things: From grapes, wheat, barley, dates and honey.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5579In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 41English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5582
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5579
This Hadith reports Ibn 'Umar hearing 'Umar bin Al-Khattab on the Minbar of the Messenger of Allah. 'Umar said that the prohibition of khamr was revealed when it was made from five things: grapes, wheat, barley, dates, and honey. The report focuses on the sources named in that statement. It does not add the definition found in the previous narration, so this explanation should stay with the text given here. For readers searching for five sources of khamr hadith, this narration gives the list clearly. It also shows that khamr was not spoken of as coming from only one item in this report.
What we learn from this hadith
- Umar mentioned five things from which khamr was made.
- The five named items are grapes, wheat, barley, dates, and honey.
- The report connects the prohibition of khamr with these known sources.
