Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 25345 — Reports from the Prophet

Ash'ath bin Umayr al-Abdi narrates from his father that he said: The delegation of Abd al-Qays came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When they intended to go back, they said (among themselves): You have memorized from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) everything you heard from him (peace and blessings be upon him). So (now) ask him (peace and blessings be upon him) about nabidh. So they came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We are in an unwholesome land, in which only a particular drink suits us. The narrator says: He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is your drink?" They said: Nabidh. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "In what (vessel) do you drink it?" They said: In naqir. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not drink nabidh in naqir." The narrator says: So they went out and said (to one another): By Allah! Our people will not make peace with us on this. So they turned back and put this question to him (peace and blessings be upon him) again, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave them the same reply as before. They repeated the question once more, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: "Do not drink nabidh in naqir, lest a man among you strike his cousin such a blow that the poor man remains lame until the Day of Resurrection." The narrator says: At this they laughed. He asked: "What are you laughing at?" They submitted: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! By the One who sent you with the truth, we did drink nabidh in a naqir of ours. Then we rose up against one another, and this man was struck such a blow that because of it he became lame until the Day of Resurrection.