51/48. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5688 — Nabidh and What Allah Forbade
Reports Used by Those Who Permit the Drinking of Intoxicants
Hadith About Nabidh Being Forbidden
Sunan an-Nasai : 5688
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5688
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ، وَالنَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ، وَوَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَكَمِ، يُحَدِّثُ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يُحَرِّمَ، - إِنْ كَانَ مُحَرِّمًا مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ - فَلْيُحَرِّمِ النَّبِيذَ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
Whoever would like to regard as forbidden that which Allah and His Messenger [SAW] regard as forbidden, let him regard Nabidh as forbidden.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5688In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 150English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5691
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5688
Ibn Abbas says that whoever would like to regard as forbidden what Allah and His Messenger regard as forbidden should regard Nabidh as forbidden. The wording is short, but it is firm. It places Nabidh in the discussion of what must not be treated lightly when it falls under the forbidden drink warning. This hadith about Nabidh does not list recipes or timing. It does not describe every possible form of soaking. It simply points the listener back to what Allah and His Messenger forbade. For readers searching is Nabidh haram, the careful answer from this narration is that Ibn Abbas warns strongly against permitting it in this context.
What we learn from this hadith
- Nabidh is treated seriously in this narration.
- The wording links the warning to what Allah and His Messenger forbade.
- The hadith teaches caution rather than playing with labels.
