Ibn Majah

Benefits and Issues:
In the cold season, intoxication does not develop quickly; therefore, if dates and the like have been added in appropriate quantity, nabidh remains usable for two or three days as well.
However, when it is felt that some intoxication must have developed in it, then it should be discarded.

Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: This hadith establishes that dates or raisins soaked in water for two or three days do not produce intoxication. Therefore, as long as there was no risk of intoxication, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would continue to drink it. When the possibility of intoxication arose, in the beginning, he would give it to a servant to drink. However, if any effect of intoxication was detected, he would order it to be discarded.

Benefits and Issues:
Benefit: Nabidh remains usable for up to three days in winter and only one day in summer.

In the narration of Aisha radi Allahu anha, mention is made of one day and night. It is possible that during the summer season, when there was a risk of it becoming intoxicating, he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would suffice with only one day and night, and during winter or other times, he would drink it for two or three days. Furthermore, this nabidh was prepared in a leather waterskin, as is explicitly stated in the narration of Aisha radi Allahu anha; therefore, even if it remained for a longer period, there was no risk of intoxication, rather at most it could become sour. Thus, both narrations are correct. The objective is to avoid intoxication.

Urdu marginal note:
"They used to drink it," provided that there was no risk of intoxication. When there was a risk of intoxication, they would pour it away.

(1) “Sediment, etc.” — that is, they used to wash away the dregs and impurities of the previous nabidh (date-infused drink) and would not include them in the new nabidh, because due to remaining for a longer period, there was a possibility of intoxication. Whereas those who desire intoxication especially keep it included so that it ferments well and becomes strong.

(2) “Like honey” — that is, it used to be purely sweet. There was no sourness in it. Obviously, in one night or one day, there is no possibility of sourness developing. Although absolute sourness does not make nabidh unlawful when there is no intoxication—after all, vinegar is also sour, and it is, by consensus, lawful and permissible.