51/29. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5621 — Nabidh in Green Earthenware Jars
Green Earthenware Jars
Hadith About Nabidh in Green Earthenware Jars
Sunan an-Nasai : 5621
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5621
أَخْبَرَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي أَوْفَى، يَقُولُ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ نَبِيذِ الْجَرِّ الأَخْضَرِ . قُلْتُ فَالأَبْيَضُ قَالَ لاَ أَدْرِي .
Ash-Shaibani Narrated from:
I heard Ibn Abi Awfa say: 'The Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade Nabidh made in green earthenware jars.' I said: 'And white ones?' He said: 'I do not know.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5621In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 83English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5624
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5621
This narration is a short hadith about Nabidh and green earthenware jars. Ash-Shaibani says that he heard Ibn Abi Awfa report that the Messenger of Allah forbade Nabidh made in green earthenware jars. The wording is careful. When Ash-Shaibani asked about white jars, Ibn Abi Awfa did not add what he did not know. He simply said, "I do not know." That part is important for readers searching for the Nabidh vessels hadith. The text teaches both obedience to a reported prohibition and honesty in knowledge. A person should not extend an answer beyond what has been clearly learned. This keeps the reader tied to the hadith text itself.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration names green earthenware jars in the prohibition.
- Ibn Abi Awfa did not answer beyond what he knew.
- It is acceptable to say "I do not know" when a detail is unclear.
- The hadith keeps the ruling tied to the wording reported.
