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Sunan an-Nasai 5727 — Every Intoxicant Is Unlawful
What Kind of Thickened Grape Juice is Permissible to Drink and What Kind is Not Permitte
Every Intoxicant Is Unlawful Hadith and At-Tila Caution
Sunan an-Nasai : 5727
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5727
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدٌ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ طُفَيْلٍ الْجَزَرِيِّ، قَالَ كَتَبَ إِلَيْنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ أَنْ لاَ، تَشْرَبُوا مِنَ الطِّلاَءِ حَتَّى يَذْهَبَ ثُلُثَاهُ وَيَبْقَى ثُلُثُهُ وَكُلُّ مُسْكِرٍ حَرَامٌ .
'Abdul-Malik bin Tufail Al-Jazari Narrated from:
Umar bin 'Abdul-'Aziz wrote to us (saying): 'Do not drink At-Tila' (thickened grape juice) until two-third of it are gone and one-third remains, and every intoxicant is unlawful.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5727In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 189English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5730
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5727
This narration combines two points. Umar bin Abdul-Aziz wrote that people should not drink At-Tila until two-thirds of it are gone and one-third remains. He also wrote that every intoxicant is unlawful. The core topic is intoxicants. The wording makes the message easy to understand: care is needed with thickened grape juice, and intoxicating drink is not allowed. For anyone searching for every intoxicant is haram hadith, this report gives that phrase clearly. At the same time, it keeps the At-Tila point separate: the drink should not be taken until the stated reduction is reached.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration warns against drinking At-Tila before the stated reduction.
- It clearly states that every intoxicant is unlawful.
- It joins practical drink caution with a wider rule about intoxication.
