51/41. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5658 — Renaming Khamr
Status of Khamr
Hadith About Calling Khamr by Another Name: A Warning Against Renaming Sin
Sunan an-Nasai : 5658
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5658
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْحَارِثِ - عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا بَكْرِ بْنَ حَفْصٍ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ مُحَيْرِيزٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " يَشْرَبُ نَاسٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي الْخَمْرَ يُسَمُّونَهَا بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهَا " .
Ibn Muhairiz narrated from a man among the Companions of the Prophet [SAW] that : The Prophet [SAW] said: "People among my Ummah will drink Khamr, calling it by another name."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5658In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 120English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5661
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5658
This hadith about calling Khamr by another name gives a sharp warning. A man among the Companions narrated that the Prophet SAW said people among his Ummah would drink Khamr while calling it by another name. The wording is brief, but the lesson is clear. Changing a name does not change the reality described in the hadith. The report does not list those other names, so we should not invent them here. Its focus is the danger of hiding Khamr behind softer labels. This is important for searches such as hadith about alcohol, Khamr by another name, renaming haram, and Islamic warning about intoxicants.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet SAW warned that some people would drink Khamr under another name.
- The hadith points to the danger of changing labels while keeping the same reality.
- The narration does not name the alternative labels, so they should not be invented.
