Hadith 2464

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ أَبُو يَحْيَى ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَفَّانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، " كُنْتُ سَاقِيَ الْقَوْمِ فِي مَنْزِلِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ ، وَكَانَ خَمْرُهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْفَضِيخَ ، فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي ، أَلَا إِنَّ الْخَمْرَ قَدْ حُرِّمَتْ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ لِي أَبُو طَلْحَةَ : اخْرُجْ فَأَهْرِقْهَا ، فَخَرَجْتُ فَهَرَقْتُهَا فَجَرَتْ فِي سِكَكِ الْمَدِينَةِ ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ : قَدْ قُتِلَ قَوْمٌ وَهِيَ فِي بُطُونِهِمْ ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ لَيْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ جُنَاحٌ فِيمَا طَعِمُوا سورة المائدة آية 93 الْآيَةَ " .
Narrated Anas: I was the butler of the people in the house of Abu Talha, and in those days drinks were prepared from dates. Allah's Apostle ordered somebody to announce that alcoholic drinks had been prohibited. Abu Talha ordered me to go out and spill the wine. I went out and spilled it, and it flowed in the streets of Medina. Some people said, "Some people were killed and wine was still in their stomachs." On that the Divine revelation came:-- "On those who believe And do good deeds There is no blame For what they ate (in the past)." (5.93)
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / کتاب المظالم والغصب / 2464
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
The meaning of the chapter is derived from the words of the hadith "it was poured out in the streets of Madinah."
It is understood from this that the land of the pathways is common property for all people, but it is permissible to pour out things like wine there, provided that it does not cause harm to those who pass by.
The scholars have stated that it is prohibited to pour so much water in the pathway that it causes difficulty for passersby, so to throw impurities and the like there is even more strictly prohibited.
Abu Talhah (radi Allahu anhu) gave the order to pour out the wine in the pathway so that the general public would become aware of the prohibition of wine.
(Wahidi)
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 2464
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
Wine was poured out in the pathway so that its abandonment would be publicly announced among the people.
Its benefit was greater than its harm, therefore this course of action was chosen.
If the ground is hard or the path is narrow, then pouring out wine or water, etc., should be avoided so that people are not harmed and their feet do not slip.
The point is that since the pathway is shared, such actions are not considered oppression or transgression, but the condition is that passersby are not harmed by it, and this is possible when the ground absorbs such liquids and no foul odor spreads from it.
People of refined nature avoid throwing impurities and foul-smelling things in the street or alley; similarly, a drum or basket, etc., should be used for garbage.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 2464
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
In this regard, this hadith will be counted among the musnads of Anas, not of Abu Talhah.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1293
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Benefit: It appears that the wine for which the final ruling of prohibition was revealed was not made from grapes. Rather, it used to be made from unripe dates.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3673
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
The judge’s verdict cannot make the unlawful lawful. This is the position of the majority of scholars. The Hanafis restrict this narration to matters of wealth. In their view, it is as if contracts—such as sale, marriage (nikah), divorce (talaq), etc.—would become void by the judge’s verdict, but this is without evidence. For contracts, the consent of both parties is necessary, not the judge’s verdict (see also Hadith: 5403).
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5424
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
This hadith proves that it is permissible to obtain the service of another person, and whenever the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) received a command from the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), they would act upon it immediately. These very people were the embodiment of the verse: ﴿وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُوا[59-الحشر:7].
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 1242