51/56. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5735 — Raisins and Safe Nabidh
Kinds of Nabidh that are Permissible to Drink and the Kinds that are Not
Nabidh Hadith: Soak Raisins in the Morning and Drink by Evening
Sunan an-Nasai : 5735
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5735
أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الدَّيْلَمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، فَيْرُوزَ قَالَ قَدِمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا أَصْحَابُ كَرْمٍ وَقَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ تَحْرِيمَ الْخَمْرِ فَمَاذَا نَصْنَعُ قَالَ " تَتَّخِذُونَهُ زَبِيبًا " . قُلْتُ فَنَصْنَعُ بِالزَّبِيبِ مَاذَا قَالَ " تَنْقَعُونَهُ عَلَى غَدَائِكُمْ وَتَشْرَبُونَهُ عَلَى عَشَائِكُمْ وَتَنْقَعُونَهُ عَلَى عَشَائِكُمْ وَتَشْرَبُونَهُ عَلَى غَدَائِكُمْ " . قُلْتُ أَفَلاَ نُؤَخِّرُهُ حَتَّى يَشْتَدَّ قَالَ " لاَ تَجْعَلُوهُ فِي الْقُلَلِ وَاجْعَلُوهُ فِي الشِّنَانِ فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ تَأَخَّرَ صَارَ خَلاًّ " .
Fairuz Narrated from:
I came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we have grapevines and Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has revealed that Khamr (wine) is forbidden, so what should we do?' He said: 'Make raisins.' I said: 'What should we do with the raisins?' He said: 'Soak them in the morning and drink them in the evening, and soak them in the evening and drink them in the morning.' I said: 'Can we leave it until it gets stronger?' He said: 'Do not put it in clay vessels, rather put it in skins, for if it stays there for a long time, it will turn into vinegar.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5735In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 197English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5738
Translation source
- Compiler:
- Imam Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb an-Nasa'i
- Translator:
- Nasiruddin al-Khattab
- Publisher:
- Darussalam Publication
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5735
This hadith reports Fairuz asking the Messenger of Allah about grapevines after wine had been forbidden. The Prophet told them to make raisins. When asked what to do with the raisins, he said to soak them in the morning and drink them in the evening, and to soak them in the evening and drink them in the morning. When asked whether they could leave it until it became stronger, he said not to put it in clay vessels, but in skins, because if it stayed long it would turn into vinegar. The core topic is Nabidh. The hadith about Nabidh here teaches careful timing and storage for a raisin drink.
What we learn from this hadith
- Grapes could be turned into raisins instead of wine.
- The raisin drink was to be soaked and consumed within a short time.
- The Prophet directed them away from clay vessels and toward skins in this report.
