Sunan an-Nasa'i 5607

Chapter: Prohibition of Every Drink that Intoxicates in Large Amounts

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5607

أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ - عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ مَا أَسْكَرَ كَثِيرُهُ فَقَلِيلُهُ حَرَامٌ ‏"

'Amr bin Shu'aib narrated from his father, from his grandfather, that:

The Prophet [SAW] said: "What intoxicates in large amounts, a small amount of it is unlawful."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 5607), Ibn Majah (No. 3394) and Ahmad (No. 6271, 6387).

Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( مَا أَسْكَرَ كَثِيره ) أَيْ مَا يَحْصُل السُّكْر بِشُرْبِ كَثِيره فَهُوَ حَرَام قَلِيله وَكَثِيره وَإِنْ كَانَ قَلِيله غَيْر مُسْكِر وَبِهِ أَخَذَ الْجُمْهُور وَعَلَيْهِ الِاعْتِمَاد عِنْد عُلَمَائِنَا الْحَنَفِيَّة وَالِاعْتِمَاد عَلَى الْقَوْل بِأَنَّ الْمُحَرَّم هُوَ الشَّرْبَة الْمُسْكِرَة وَمَا كَانَ قَبْلهَا فَحَلَال قَدْ رَدَّهُ الْمُحَقِّقُونَ كَمَا رَدَّهُ الْمُصَنِّف رَحِمَهُ اللَّه تَعَالَى.…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 5607
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan	The chain only	No. 5607
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 5607

Other versions

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 3394

“Whatever causes intoxication in large amounts a small amount of it is (also) unlawful.”

"‏ مَا أَسْكَرَ كَثِيرُهُ فَقَلِيلُهُ حَرَامٌ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 6271

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْعُمَرِيُّ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَا…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 6387

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَا أَسْكَرَ كَثِيرُهُ فَقَلِيلُهُ حَرَامٌ

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr Arabic only

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السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (15990)مَا أَسْكَرَ كَثِيرُهُ فَقَلِيلُهُ حَرَامٌ
السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (15992)مَا أَسْكَرَ كَثِيرُهُ فَقَلِيلُهُ حَرَامٌ
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (4964)مَا أَسْكَرَ كَثِيرُهُ فَقَلِيلُهُ حَرَامٌ
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (6572)مَا أَسْكَرَ كَثِيرُهُ ، فَقَلِيلُهُ حَرَامٌ
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المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (1645)مَا أَسْكَرَ كَثِيرُهُ ، فَقَلِيلُهُ حَرَامٌ
المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (3983)مَا أَسْكَرَ كَثِيرُهُ ، فَقَلِيلُهُ حَرَامٌ
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مختصر الأحكام المستخرج على جامع الترمذي (1333)مَا أَسْكَرَ كَثِيرُهُ فَقَلِيلُهُ حَرَامٌ
موطأ عبد الله بن وهب (35)مَا أَسْكَرَ كَثِيرُهُ ، فَقَلِيلُهُ حَرَامٌ

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1249

"If a large quantity of any beverage intoxicates, then a small amount of it is prohibited." Related by Ahmad and the four Imams. Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih.

" مَا أَسْكَرَ كَثِيرُهُ, فَقَلِيلُهُ حَرَامٌ"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 5 other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3646

‘A’isha reported God’s Messenger as saying, “If a faraq of anything causes intoxication, a handful of it is forbidden.”* Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it. * To drink as much as a faraq (see p. 577) would be almost impossible, so the point of the tradition is to forbid anything which…

وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَا أسكرَ مِنْهُ الفرْقُ فَمِلْءُ الْكَفِّ مِنْهُ حَرَامٌ» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُد

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 2 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5583

While I was waiting on my uncles and serving them with (wine prepared from) dates----and I was the youngest of them----it was said, "Alcoholic drinks have been prohibited." So they said (to me), "Throw it away." So I threw it away.

كَانَتْ خَمْرَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 2 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5580

"Alcoholic drinks were prohibited at the time we could rarely find wine made from grapes in Medina, for most of our liquors were made from unripe and ripe dates.

حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْنَا الْخَمْرُ حِينَ حُرِّمَتْ وَمَا نَجِدُ ـ يَعْنِي بِالْمَدِينَةِ ـ خَمْرَ الأَعْنَابِ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً، وَعَامَّةُ خَمْرِنَا الْبُسْرُ وَالتَّمْرُ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 1 other version

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 5683

"Khamr was forbidden in small or large amounts, as was every kind of intoxicating drink."

حُرِّمَتِ الْخَمْرُ قَلِيلُهَا وَكَثِيرُهَا وَالسُّكْرُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرَابٍ ‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 3 other versions

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 5608

The Prophet [SAW] said: "I forbid to you small amounts of whatever intoxicates in large amounts."

"‏ أَنْهَاكُمْ عَنْ قَلِيلِ مَا أَسْكَرَ كَثِيرُهُ ‏"

Narrated by Sa‘d + 1 other version

Sunan an-Nasa'i 5607

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“Whatever causes intoxication in large amounts a small amount of it is (also) unlawful.”

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"If a large quantity of any beverage intoxicates, then a small amount of it is prohibited." Related by Ahmad and the four Imams. Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih.

While I was waiting on my uncles and serving them with (wine prepared from) dates----and I was the youngest of them----it was said, "Alcoholic drinks have been prohibited." So they said (to me), "Throw it away." So I threw it away.

"Alcoholic drinks were prohibited at the time we could rarely find wine made from grapes in Medina, for most of our liquors were made from unripe and ripe dates.

"Khamr was forbidden in small or large amounts, as was every kind of intoxicating drink."

The Prophet [SAW] said: "I forbid to you small amounts of whatever intoxicates in large amounts."

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