51/38. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5646 — Sweet Nabidh Guidance
The Permission Concerning Whatever of These Drinks is Made in a Water Skin
Hadith About Sweet Nabidh: Make It in a Closed Water-Skin and Drink It Sweet
Sunan an-Nasai : 5646
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5646
أَخْبَرَنَا سَوَّارُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَوَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَفْدَ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ حِينَ قَدِمُوا عَلَيْهِ عَنِ الدُّبَّاءِ وَعَنِ النَّقِيرِ وَعَنِ الْمُزَفَّتِ وَالْمَزَادَةِ الْمَجْبُوبَةِ وَقَالَ " انْتَبِذْ فِي سِقَائِكَ وَأَوْكِهِ وَاشْرَبْهُ حُلْوًا " . قَالَ بَعْضُهُمُ ائْذَنْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا . قَالَ " إِذًا تَجْعَلَهَا مِثْلَ هَذِهِ " . وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ يَصِفُ ذَلِكَ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade the delegation of 'Abdul-Qais, when they came to him, Ad-Dubba', An-Naqir, Al-Muzaffat, and large water-skins that are cut from the top and can no longer be closed. He said: 'Make Nabidh in your water-skins, and close them and drink it sweet.' One of them said: 'O Messenger of Allah, give me permission concerning something like this. He said: 'If you make it like this,' and he gestured with his hand, showing him how.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5646In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 108English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5649
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5646
This hadith about sweet Nabidh records what the Prophet SAW said to the delegation of Abdul-Qais. He forbade Ad-Dubba, An-Naqir, Al-Muzaffat, and large water-skins that were cut from the top and could no longer be closed. Then he guided them to make Nabidh in water-skins, close them, and drink it sweet. One of them asked for permission regarding something like the cut water-skin, and the Prophet SAW showed with his hand how it would become like that. The wording keeps the main point clear: use a vessel that can be closed and drink it sweet. This is a strong hadith for searches about Nabidh, sweet drink, and water-skin vessel rules.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet SAW instructed them to use water-skins that could be closed.
- The drink was to be consumed sweet according to the narration.
- Certain vessels and cut water-skins were forbidden in this report.
- The Prophet SAW answered the companion's practical question directly.
