Hadith 5579

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ صَبَّاحٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَابِقٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ هُوَ ابْنُ مِغْوَلٍ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، قَالَ : " لَقَدْ حُرِّمَتِ الْخَمْرُ وَمَا بِالْمَدِينَةِ مِنْهَا شَيْءٌ " .
Narrated Ibn `Umar: "Alcoholic drinks were prohibited (by Allah) when there was nothing of it (special kind of wine) in Medina.
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب الأشربة / 5579
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
The intent of Imam Bukhari rahimahullah appears to be that wine is not limited only to the intoxicating beverage made from grapes; rather, any drink prepared by mixing the juice of anything with water, if it is intoxicating, is prohibited.
(2)
In the mentioned hadith, Abdullah ibn Umar radi Allahu anhu did not categorically deny the existence of grape wine, but rather denied the prevalence of this type at the time when the prohibition of wine was declared in Madinah Tayyibah.
Wine used to be prepared from grapes, dates, honey, etc. Accordingly, Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu narrates that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“Wine is made from these two kinds of plants, that is, dates and grapes.”
(Sunan Ibn Majah, Al-Ashribah, Hadith: 3378)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5579