51/28. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5620 — Hadith About Nabidh in Earthenware Jars
Prohibition of Soaking (Making Nabidh) in Earthenware Jars
Hadith About Nabidh in Earthenware Jars and Clay Vessels
Sunan an-Nasai : 5620
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5620
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ زُرَارَةَ، أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ ابْنِ عُمَرَ فَسُئِلَ عَنْ نَبِيذِ الْجَرِّ، فَقَالَ حَرَّمَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَشَقَّ عَلَىَّ لَمَّا سَمِعْتُهُ فَأَتَيْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ سُئِلَ عَنْ شَىْءٍ فَجَعَلْتُ أُعَظِّمُهُ . قَالَ مَا هُوَ قُلْتُ سُئِلَ عَنْ نَبِيذِ الْجَرِّ . فَقَالَ صَدَقَ حَرَّمَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . قُلْتُ وَمَا الْجَرُّ قَالَ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ صُنِعَ مِنْ مَدَرٍ .
Sa'eed bin Jubair Narrated from:
I was with Ibn 'Umar when he was asked about Nabidh made in an earthenware jar. He said: 'The Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade it.' I got upset when I heard that, so I went to Ibn 'Abbas and said: 'Ibn 'Umar was asked about something, and I found it difficult.' He said: 'What was it?' I said: 'He was asked about Nabidh made in an earthenware jar.' He said: 'He spoke the truth; the Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade it.' I said: 'What is an earthenware jar?' He said: 'Anything that is made of clay.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5620In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 82English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5623
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5620
This hadith about Nabidh focuses on a specific type of vessel: the earthenware jar. Sa'eed bin Jubair first hears Ibn Umar say that the Messenger of Allah forbade Nabidh made in this jar. Because the matter felt difficult to him, he did not leave it unclear. He went to Ibn Abbas and asked about it. Ibn Abbas confirmed that Ibn Umar had spoken the truth and then explained that an earthenware jar means anything made of clay. The lesson is simple: when a hadith about Nabidh vessels is not clear to us, we should ask and seek a careful explanation rather than guess.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umar reported the prohibition of Nabidh made in earthenware jars.
- Sa'eed bin Jubair asked Ibn Abbas when the matter felt difficult to him.
- Ibn Abbas clarified that the jar meant anything made of clay.
- A religious question should be checked with knowledge, not left to confusion.
