51/54. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5730 — Fire and Permissibility
What Kind of Juices are Permissible to Drink and What Kinds are Not
Fire Does Not Make Something Halal or Haram: Ibn Abbas on Drinks
Sunan an-Nasai : 5730
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5730
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدٌ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قِرَاءَةً أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، يَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ مَا تُحِلُّ النَّارُ شَيْئًا وَلاَ تُحَرِّمُهُ . قَالَ ثُمَّ فَسَّرَ لِي قَوْلَهُ لاَ تُحِلُّ شَيْئًا لِقَوْلِهِمْ فِي الطِّلاَءِ وَلاَ تُحَرِّمُهُ .
'Ata Narrated from:
I heard Ibn 'Abbas say: 'By Allah, fire does not make anything permissible or forbidden.'" He said: "Then he explained what he meant by 'it does not make permissible' as referring to what they said about At-Tila' (thickened grape juice), and he explained what he said about 'it does not make forbidden' as referring to performing Wudu' after eating something that has been touched by fire."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5730In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 192English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5733
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5730
This narration from Ata reports that Ibn Abbas said, by Allah, fire does not make anything permissible or forbidden. The explanation in the text connects this to two issues. First, fire does not make permissible what they said about At-Tila. Second, fire does not make forbidden in the matter of performing wudu after eating something touched by fire. The core topic is permissibility. For a search like fire does not make halal or haram hadith, this narration teaches that the legal state is not changed simply because fire touched it. The text itself gives the two examples, so the explanation should stay with them.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Abbas stated that fire alone does not decide permissibility.
- The narration explains this statement through At-Tila and wudu after cooked food.
- A change by fire should not be treated as a rule by itself without clear reason.
