51/58. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5756 — Simple Drinks and Caution
Mentioning the Permissible Drinks
Hadith About Drinks: Abidah Kept to Water, Milk, and Honey
Sunan an-Nasai : 5756
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5756
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدٌ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ عَبِيدَةَ، قَالَ أَحْدَثَ النَّاسُ أَشْرِبَةً مَا أَدْرِي مَا هِيَ وَمَا لِي شَرَابٌ مُنْذُ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً إِلاَّ الْمَاءُ وَاللَّبَنُ وَالْعَسَلُ .
'Abidah Narrated from:
The people have invented drinks and I do not know what they are. I have not drunk anything for 20 years except water, milk and honey.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5756In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 218English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5759
Translation source
- Compiler:
- Imam Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb an-Nasa'i
- Translator:
- Nasiruddin al-Khattab
- Publisher:
- Darussalam Publication
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5756
This narration reports the words of Abidah about new drinks. He said people had invented drinks and he did not know what they were. He then said that for twenty years he had not drunk anything except water, milk, and honey. The core topic is drink caution. For someone searching for Islamic drinks hadith, this report shows a simple personal practice: when unsure about new drinks, Abidah kept to drinks he knew. The wording does not make a full rule about every drink in every place. It gives one person's cautious response to unknown drinks around him. The lesson is clear and practical: knowing what you consume matters.
What we learn from this hadith
- Abidah was cautious about drinks he did not know.
- He kept to water, milk, and honey for many years.
- The report points to simple known drinks when uncertainty exists.
