51/56. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5742 — Sufyan on Nabidh Timing
Kinds of Nabidh that are Permissible to Drink and the Kinds that are Not
Nabidh Hadith: Make It at Night, Drink It in the Morning
Sunan an-Nasai : 5742
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5742
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدٌ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ، سُئِلَ عَنِ النَّبِيذِ، قَالَ انْتَبِذْ عَشِيًّا وَاشْرَبْهُ غُدْوَةً .
`Abdullah Narrated from:
I heard Sufyan being asked about Nabidh. He said: 'Make Nabidh at night and drink it in the morning.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5742In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 204English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5745
Translation source
- Compiler:
- Imam Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb an-Nasa'i
- Translator:
- Nasiruddin al-Khattab
- Publisher:
- Darussalam Publication
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5742
This short report about nabidh is direct and easy to understand. Abdullah heard Sufyan being asked about Nabidh, and Sufyan replied: make it at night and drink it in the morning. The key idea is timing. It does not discuss every form of nabidh, every container, or every later change in the drink. It only records Sufyan's response to the question. The teaching is to keep the drink fresh and not let the wording carry more than it says. The report is simple, and the explanation should stay simple too.
What we learn from this hadith
- Prepare nabidh at night and drink it in the morning, as Sufyan answered.
- The report highlights short timing rather than long storage.
- Do not build extra claims from a short narration.
