51/48. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5689 — Avoid Whatever Intoxicates
Reports Used by Those Who Permit the Drinking of Intoxicants
Hadith About Drinks from Dates, Raisins, or Grapes
Sunan an-Nasai : 5689
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5689
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عُيَيْنَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ إِنِّي امْرُؤٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ خُرَاسَانَ وَإِنَّ أَرْضَنَا أَرْضٌ بَارِدَةٌ وَإِنَّا نَتَّخِذُ شَرَابًا نَشْرَبُهُ مِنَ الزَّبِيبِ وَالْعِنَبِ وَغَيْرِهِ وَقَدْ أُشْكِلَ عَلَىَّ . فَذَكَرَ لَهُ ضُرُوبًا مِنَ الأَشْرِبَةِ فَأَكْثَرَ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَفْهَمْهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِنَّكَ قَدْ أَكْثَرْتَ عَلَىَّ اجْتَنِبْ مَا أَسْكَرَ مِنْ تَمْرٍ أَوْ زَبِيبٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ .
'Uyainah bin 'Abdur-Rahman Narrated from:
It was narrated from 'Uyainah bin 'Abdur-Rahman that his father said: "A man said to Ibn 'Abbas: 'I am a man from Khurasan, and our land is a cold land. We have a drink that is made from raisins and grapes and other things, and I am confused about it.' He mentioned different kinds of drinks to him and mentioned many, until I thought that he had not understood him. Ibn 'Abbas said to him: 'You have told me too many. Avoid whatever intoxicates, whether it is made of dates, raisins or anything else.'"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5689In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 151English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5692
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5689
A man from Khurasan told Ibn Abbas that his land was cold and that they made drinks from raisins, grapes, and other things. He was confused, and he mentioned many kinds of drinks. Ibn Abbas did not answer each recipe one by one. He told him that he had said too much, then gave a clear rule: avoid whatever intoxicates, whether it is made from dates, raisins, or anything else. This hadith about drinks from raisins and grapes gives a simple way to handle confusion. The source ingredient does not settle the matter. The drink's intoxicating effect is the line that Ibn Abbas tells him to avoid.
What we learn from this hadith
- Confusion about many drink types can be answered with one clear rule.
- Dates, raisins, grapes, or other ingredients are not the main issue if the drink intoxicates.
- The narration teaches avoiding what intoxicates rather than searching for loopholes.
