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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Drinks

Sunan an-Nasa'i 5716

Chapter: What Kind of Thickened Grape Juice is Permissible to Drink and What Kind is Not Permitte

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Companion’s words (mawquf) Sunan an-Nasa'i 5716

Narrator:Umar ibn al-Khattāb

أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدٌ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي مِجْلَزٍ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَرَأْتُ كِتَابَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ إِلَى أَبِي مُوسَى أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّهَا

قَدِمَتْ عَلَىَّ عِيرٌ مِنَ الشَّامِ تَحْمِلُ شَرَابًا غَلِيظًا أَسْوَدَ كَطِلاَءِ الإِبِلِ وَإِنِّي سَأَلْتُهُمْ عَلَى كَمْ يَطْبُخُونَهُ فَأَخْبَرُونِي أَنَّهُمْ يَطْبُخُونَهُ عَلَى الثُّلُثَيْنِ ذَهَبَ ثُلُثَاهُ الأَخْبَثَانِ ثُلُثٌ بِبَغْيِهِ وَثُلُثٌ بِرِيحِهِ فَمُرْ مَنْ قِبَلَكَ يَشْرَبُونَهُ ‏.‏

It was narrated that 'Amir bin 'Abdullah said:

"I saw the letter of 'Umar bin Al-Khattab to Abu Musa (in which he said): 'A caravan came to me from Ash-Sham carrying a thick black paint like the pitch that is daubed on camels. I asked them how long they cooked it, and they told me that they cooked it until it was reduced by two-third. So the bad two-third had gone, one-third to take away evil and one-third to take away the bad smell. So let those who are with you drink it."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 5716).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( كَطِلَاءِ الْإِبِل ) أَيْ الَّذِي يُطْلَى بِهِ الْإِبِل الْأَجْرَب ( ثُلُث بِبَغْيِهِ وَثُلُث بِرِيحِهِ ) هَكَذَا فِي كَثِير مِنْ النُّسَخ بِالْيَاءِ الْجَارَّة الدَّاخِلَة عَلَى الْبَغْي مَصْدَر بَغَى بِمُوَحَّدَةٍ وَغَيْن مُعْجَمَة إِذَا جَاوَزَ الْحَدّ وَكَذَا بِرِيحِهِ جَارّ وَمَجْرُور أَيْ ثُلُث خَبِيث بِسَبَبِ بَغْيه وَثُلُث خَبِيث بِسَبَبِ رِيحه يُرِيد أَنَّ الْعَصِير لَهُ ثَلَاث أَوْصَاف أَحَدهَا بَغْيه أَيْ اِشْتِدَاده وَإِسْكَاره وَالثَّانِي أَنَّهُ إِذَا اِشْتَدَّ يَحْدُث لَهُ رِيح كَرِيه وَالثَّالِث مَذُوق طَيِّب فَيَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُقَسِّم أَجْزَاءَهُ عَلَى أَوْصَافه وَصَارَ ثُلُثه لِلْبَغْيِ وَالثَّانِي لِلرِّيحِ وَالثَّالِث لِلذَّوْقِ فَالثُّلُثَانِ مِنْهُ خَبِيثَانِ وَ…

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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. 5716
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 5716
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 5716
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