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Sunan an-Nasai 5610 — Bubbling Nabidh and Avoiding Fermented Drinks
Prohibition of Every Drink that Intoxicates in Large Amounts
Bubbling Nabidh Hadith: A Serious Warning About Fermented Drinks
Sunan an-Nasai : 5610
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5610
أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَصُومُ فَتَحَيَّنْتُ فِطْرَهُ بِنَبِيذٍ صَنَعْتُهُ لَهُ فِي دُبَّاءٍ فَجِئْتُهُ بِهِ فَقَالَ " أَدْنِهِ " . فَأَدْنَيْتُهُ مِنْهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ يَنِشُّ فَقَالَ " اضْرِبْ بِهَذَا الْحَائِطَ فَإِنَّ هَذَا شَرَابُ مَنْ لاَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَفِي هَذَا دَلِيلٌ عَلَى تَحْرِيمِ السَّكَرِ قَلِيلِهِ وَكَثِيرِهِ وَلَيْسَ كَمَا يَقُولُ الْمُخَادِعُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ بِتَحْرِيمِهِمْ آخِرِ الشَّرْبَةِ وَتَحْلِيلِهِمْ مَا تَقَدَّمَهَا الَّذِي يُشْرَبُ فِي الْفَرَقِ قَبْلَهَا وَلاَ خِلاَفَ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنَّ السُّكْرَ بِكُلِّيَّتِهِ لاَ يَحْدُثُ عَلَى الشَّرْبَةِ الآخِرَةِ دُونَ الأُولَى وَالثَّانِيَةِ بَعْدَهَا وَبِاللَّهِ التَّوْفِيقُ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
I know that the Messenger of Allah [SAW] was fasting, so I prepared some Nabidh for him to break his fast that I had prepared for him in a gourd. I brought it to him and he said: 'Bring it here.' So I brought it closer and it was bubbling. He said: 'Throw it against the wall (throw it away), for this is the drink of one who does not believe in Allah or the Last Day.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5610In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 72English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5613
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5610
This Hadith tells of Abu Hurairah preparing Nabidh for the Prophet to break his fast. When he brought it near, it was bubbling. The Prophet told him to throw it away against the wall and described it as the drink of one who does not believe in Allah or the Last Day. The text gives a strong warning about a prepared drink that had changed in a visible way. For readers searching for Nabidh hadith or bubbling drink hadith, the key lesson is caution. The narration does not discuss every kind of Nabidh. It points to this bubbling drink and shows that it was to be discarded, not consumed.
What we learn from this hadith
- A drink that has changed and is bubbling should be treated with caution.
- The Prophet rejected the prepared Nabidh in this specific condition.
- The Hadith links the matter to serious religious awareness.
- Food or drink prepared for worship should still be checked before use.
