51/40. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5652 — Drink Without Intoxicants
Permission for Some of Them
Hadith About Drinking From Vessels: Use Them, But Do Not Drink Any Intoxicant
Sunan an-Nasai : 5652
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5652
أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ آدَمَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سِنَانٍ، عَنْ مُحَارِبِ بْنِ دِثَارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنِّي كُنْتُ نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ زِيَارَةِ الْقُبُورِ فَزُورُوهَا وَنَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ لُحُومِ الأَضَاحِي فَوْقَ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ فَأَمْسِكُوا مَا بَدَا لَكُمْ وَنَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنِ النَّبِيذِ إِلاَّ فِي سِقَاءٍ فَاشْرَبُوا فِي الأَسْقِيَةِ كُلِّهَا وَلاَ تَشْرَبُوا مُسْكِرًا " .
'Abdullah bin Buraidah Narrated from:
It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Buraidah that his father said: "The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'I used to forbid you to visit graves, but (now) visit them. And I forbade you (to keep) the sacrificial meat for three days, but now keep whatever you wish. And I forbade Nabidh to you, unless it was (made) in a water skin, but now drink from all kinds of vessels but do not drink any intoxicant.'"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5652In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 114English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5655
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5652
This hadith about drinking from vessels explains a change in permission while keeping one line firm. The Messenger of Allah SAW said he used to forbid visiting graves, but now told people to visit them. He had forbidden keeping sacrificial meat for three days, but now allowed keeping what they wished. He had also forbidden Nabidh except in a water-skin, but now allowed drinking from all kinds of vessels. Yet he ended with a clear limit: do not drink any intoxicant. This is a strong hadith for searches like hadith about intoxicants, Nabidh vessels, and visiting graves. It shows that some earlier restrictions were lifted, but intoxication remained forbidden in the wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet SAW allowed visiting graves in this narration.
- Keeping sacrificial meat beyond three days was allowed in the report.
- Drinking from different vessels was allowed, but intoxicants remained forbidden.
- A permission can come with a clear boundary.
