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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Drinks

Sunan an-Nasa'i 5546

Chapter: Khamr is a Drink (Made) of Unripe Dates and Dried Dates

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5546

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

أَخْبَرَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ شَيْبَانَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُحَارِبِ بْنِ دِثَارٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ الزَّبِيبُ وَالتَّمْرُ هُوَ الْخَمْرُ ‏"

It was narrated from Jabir that:

The Prophet [SAW] said: "Raisins and dried dates are Khamr."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 5546).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( هُوَ الْخَمْر ) أَيْ الْكَامِل فِي الْكَوْن خَمْرًا وَلَيْسَ الْمُرَاد الْحَصْر وَالْمُرَاد بَيَان تَنَاوُل الْآيَة لِلْقِسْمَيْنِ لَا قَصْرهَا عَلَى أَحَدهمَا.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5546
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 5546
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5546

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (4910)الزَّبِيبُ وَالتَّمْرُ هُوَ الْخَمْرُ
  • المستدرك على الصحيحين (7282)الزَّبِيبُ وَالتَّمْرُ هُوَ الْخَمْرُ

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 1247

'Umar (RAA) narrated, 'When the prohibition of Khamr (alcoholic drinks) was revealed, it used to be made from grapes, dates, honey, wheat and barley. Khamr is what shields one's mind' Agreed upon.

وَعَنْ عُمَرَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { نَزَلَ تَحْرِيمُ اَلْخَمْرِ, وَهِيَ مِنْ خَمْسَةِ: مِنْ اَلْعِنَبِ, وَالتَّمْرِ, وَالْعَسَلِ, وَالْحِنْطَةِ, وَالشَّعِيرِ.‏ وَالْخَمْرُ: مَا خَامَرَ اَلْعَقْلَ } مُتَّفَقٌ…

Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattāb + 6 other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3647

An-Nu‘man b. Bashir reported God’s Messenger as saying, “From wheat wine is made, from barley wine is made, from dried dates wine is made, from raisins wine is made, and from honey wine is made.” Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a gharib tradition.

وَعَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ مِنْ الْحِنْطَةِ خَمْرًا وَمِنَ الشَّعِيرِ خَمْرًا وَمِنَ التَّمْرِ خَمْرًا وَمِنَ الزَّبِيبِ خَمْرًا وَمِنَ…

Narrated by An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr + 4 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5581

`Umar stood up on the pulpit and said, "Now then, prohibition of alcoholic drinks have been revealed, and these drinks are prepared from five things, i.e.. grapes, dates, honey, wheat or barley And an alcoholic drink is that, that disturbs the mind.

أَمَّا بَعْدُ نَزَلَ تَحْرِيمُ الْخَمْرِ وَهْىَ مِنْ خَمْسَةٍ الْعِنَبِ وَالتَّمْرِ وَالْعَسَلِ وَالْحِنْطَةِ وَالشَّعِيرِ، وَالْخَمْرُ مَا خَامَرَ الْعَقْلَ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 2 other versions

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 3651

Dailam al-Himyari told that he said, “Messenger of God, we live in a cold land in which we do heavy work and we make a liquor from wheat to get strength from it for our work and, to stand the cold of our country.” He asked whether it was intoxicating, and when he replied that it was, he said they…

وَعَنْ دَيْلَمٍ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا بِأَرْضٍ بَارِدَةٍ وَنُعَالِجُ فِيهَا عَمَلًا شَدِيدًا وَإِنَّا نَتَّخِذُ شَرَابًا مِنْ هَذَا…

Narrated by Daylam al-Himyarī + 2 other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3676

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: from grapes wine is made, from dried dates wine is made, from honey wine is made, from wheat wine is made, from barley wine is made.

إِنَّ مِنَ الْعِنَبِ خَمْرًا وَإِنَّ مِنَ التَّمْرِ خَمْرًا وَإِنَّ مِنَ الْعَسَلِ خَمْرًا وَإِنَّ مِنَ الْبُرِّ خَمْرًا وَإِنَّ مِنَ الشَّعِيرِ خَمْرًا ‏"

Narrated by An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1874

"Indeed Khamr comes from wheat." [After mentioning this, he said:] and this is more correct than the narration of Ibrahim bin Muhajir (no. 1872). 'Ali bin Al-Madini said: "Yahya bin Sa'eed said: 'Ibrahim bin Al-Muhajir is not strong [in Hadith].'" And it has also been reported through other rotes…

حَدَّثَنَا بِذَلِكَ، أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَيَّانَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، إِنَّ مِنَ الْحِنْطَةِ خَمْرًا…

Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattāb

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