14/37. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1263 — Wine Disposal
What Has Been Related About The Prohibition For The Muslim To Give Wine To The Dhimmi When Bartering With HIm
Wine Disposal Hadith: Obedience Over Property Gain
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1263
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1263
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْوَدَّاكِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ كَانَ عِنْدَنَا خَمْرٌ لِيَتِيمٍ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتِ الْمَائِدَةُ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْهُ وَقُلْتُ إِنَّهُ لِيَتِيمٍ . فَقَالَ " أَهْرِيقُوهُ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوُ هَذَا . وَقَالَ بِهَذَا بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ وَكَرِهُوا أَنْ تُتَّخَذَ الْخَمْرُ خَلاًّ وَإِنَّمَا كُرِهَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْمُسْلِمُ فِي بَيْتِهِ خَمْرٌ حَتَّى يَصِيرَ خَلاًّ . وَرَخَّصَ بَعْضُهُمْ فِي خَلِّ الْخَمْرِ إِذَا وُجِدَ قَدْ صَارَ خَلاًّ . أَبُو الْوَدَّاكِ اسْمُهُ جَبْرُ بْنُ نَوْفٍ .
Abu Al-Waddak Narrated from:
Abu Sa'Eed Said: "We Had Some Wine That Belonged To An Orphan. When Al-Ma'Idah Was Revealed I Asked The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) About It, I Said: 'It Belongs To An Orphan.' He Said: 'Spill It Out.'" [He Said:] There Is Something On This Topic From Anas Bin Malik.[Abu 'Eisa Said:] The Hadith Of Abu Sa'Eed Is A Hasan [Sahih] Hadith. Similar To This Has Been Reported Through Other Routes From The Prophet (ﷺ). Some Of The People Of Knowledge Stated According To This, They Dislike The Usage Of Wine For Making Vinegar. And The Only Thing That They Disliked About It, And Allah Knows Best, Is For A Muslim To Have Wine In His House Until It Becomes Vinegar. Abu Al-Waddak'S Name Is Jabr Bin Nawf.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1263In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 65English translation : Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith 1263
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1263
This hadith about wine in Islam gives a clear example of obedience when wealth is involved. Abu Sa'eed said they had wine that belonged to an orphan. After Al-Ma'idah was revealed, he asked the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم about it and mentioned that it belonged to an orphan. The answer was direct: “Spill it out.” The text does not turn this into a wider story; it stays with the ruling in that case. It also mentions that some scholars disliked using wine to make vinegar because that would mean keeping wine in the house until it changed. The teaching is simple: some wealth cannot be kept just because it has money value, even when the owner deserves protection and care.
What we learn from this hadith
- Forbidden wealth is not kept only because it has market value.
- The property of an orphan must be handled within halal limits.
- When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave a direct answer, the instruction was followed.
- The report warns against keeping wine until it turns into something else.
