14/58. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1293 — Spill the Wine
What Has Been Related About The Sale Of Wine And The Prohibition Of That
Hadith About Spilling Wine and Breaking Jugs
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1293
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1293
حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ لَيْثًا، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبَّادٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنِّي اشْتَرَيْتُ خَمْرًا لأَيْتَامٍ فِي حِجْرِي . قَالَ " أَهْرِقِ الْخَمْرَ وَاكْسِرِ الدِّنَانَ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ وَعَائِشَةَ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ وَأَنَسٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ رَوَى الثَّوْرِيُّ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبَّادٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ أَبَا طَلْحَةَ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ . وَهَذَا أَصَحُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ اللَّيْثِ .
Abu Talha Narrated from:
O Prophet Of Allah! I Had Purchased Some Wine For The Orphans Under My Care. He Said: 'Spill Out The Wine, And Break The Jugs.'" [He Said:] There Are Narrations On This Topic From Jabir, 'Aishah, Abu Sa'Eed, Ibn Mas'Ud, Ibn 'Umar, And Anas. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] The Hadith Of Abu Talhah, Ath-Thawri Reported This Hadith From As-Suddi, From Yahya Bin 'Abbad, From Anas: "That Abu Talhah Was With Him" And This Is More Correct Than The Narration Of Al-Laith (No. 1293).
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1293In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 95English translation : Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith 1293
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1293
This Hadith is about the firm treatment of wine in the text. Abu Talhah says he had bought wine for orphans under his care. The Prophet told him to spill out the wine and break the jugs. The narration does not say to sell it, keep it, or turn it into something else. It gives a direct command about removing it. The text also mentions other narrations on the topic and says another route is more correct than the narration of Al-Laith. For a simple reader, the core lesson is that when something is treated as forbidden in the report, financial concern does not make it acceptable.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet ordered the wine to be spilled, not kept for use.
- The wine was connected to orphans' property, yet the command still removed it.
- The text shows care in comparing narration routes.
