Tila: those who said: Once two-thirds of it has gone, drink it

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah, Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal and Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with them) used to drink tila (a cooked drink of grape juice) of which two-thirds had gone and one-third remained.

It is narrated from Da'ud bin Abi Hind that he said: I asked Sa'id bin al-Musayyib about the drink that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) had permitted for the people. Sa'id replied: It was tila that had been cooked until two-thirds of it had gone and one-third remained.

It is narrated from Umm al-Darda that she said: I used to cook for Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) tila of which two-thirds would go and one-third would remain, and Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda would drink it.

Umm al-Darda reports concerning Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that he used to drink tila of the kind of which two-thirds had gone and one-third remained.

It is narrated from Fudayl bin Amr that he said: I asked Ibrahim: What is your view about tila? He said: Tila of which two-thirds has gone and one-third remains; and I also see no harm in tila reduced by half.

Aban bin Abdullah al-Bajali reports from a man, naming him, who said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to give the people, as a stipend, tila of which two-thirds had gone and one-third remained.

It is narrated from al-Hasan that he said: Drink that (tila) of which two-thirds has gone and one-third remains.

It is narrated from Anas bin Sirin that he said: Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) had a stomach ailment, so he ordered me to cook tila for him until two-thirds of it had gone and one-third remained. Sayyiduna Anas would then drink a draught of this tila after food.

It is narrated from Ibrahim that he said: Tila of which two-thirds has gone and one-third remains: I drink it.

It is narrated from Ya'la bin Ata that he said: I heard a Bedouin asking Sa'id bin al-Musayyib about tila reduced by half. Sa'id bin al-Musayyib disliked it and said: You should hold to milk.

Yazid reports from Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla and Sayyiduna Abu Juhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) that they said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to give us tila as an allowance. The narrator said: I asked: What was it like? He replied: We would use it as a relish with bread, and we would mix it with water. (That is, it was thick.)

It is narrated from Ali bin Sulaym that he said: I heard Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) saying: I drink sweet, sharp-tasting tila.

It is narrated from Salim bin Salim that he said: I went to Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was drinking tila made of thick syrup.

It is narrated from Uthman bin Qays that he said: On Friday I went out with Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) to a bathhouse of his at al-Aqul. Food was brought to us and we ate it; then honey and tila were brought to us. Jarir said: You people drink the honey, and he himself drank the tila, and he said: This (tila) would be thought strange coming from you, but it will not be thought strange coming from me. I asked: What kind of tila is this? He replied: I can catch its smell from such-and-such a place, and (saying this) he pointed with his hand to the group seated farthest away among the people.

It is narrated from al-Mughirah bin al-Muntashir, the nephew of Masruq; the narrator said: I asked al-Mughirah: Did Masruq use to drink tila? He replied: Yes. Masruq would cook it and then drink it.

It is narrated from al-Nadr bin Anas that he said: Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) was on a military expedition when he came to the land of Syria. It was said to Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah: There is a drink here that the Christians drink during their fasts. The narrator said: Then Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah drank of this drink.

It is narrated from Shurayh that Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) used to drink tila in the land of Syria.

It is narrated from Yahya bin Ubayd Abu Umar that he said: Tila was mentioned in the presence of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), and the people also mentioned the cooking of it. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Indeed, fire neither makes anything lawful nor makes it unlawful, for this was lawful from the very beginning.

Al-Hakam reports concerning Shurayh that he used to drink very strong tila.

Ali bin Badhimah reports concerning Abu Ubaydah that in the presence of Marwan he used to drink tila of the kind that made his cheeks turn red.

Al-A'mash reports concerning Ibrahim that he would buy tila even from people who did not know who had prepared it, and then he would drink it.

Al-Suddi reports from an old man of the Hadramis that he said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) distributed tila, and he sent a bowl to me as well. We used to eat it with bread just as one eats a relish.

It is narrated from Musa bin Abdullah bin Yazid al-Ansari that he said: Abd al-Rahman bin Bishr al-Ansari had a village in which food was prepared for him. He invited some of his friends and they ate (at Abd al-Rahman's). Then a drink of tila was brought to these guests, and among the guests were some of the people of Badr (may Allah be pleased with them). They asked: What is this? The people told them: It is a drink that Ibn Bishr makes for himself. At this the people of Badr said: Abd al-Rahman bin Bishr is a man whose drink is not to be turned away from. So these people of Badr drank the drink as well.

Abu Abd al-Rahman reports concerning Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to give us tila as a stipend. (The narrator said:) I asked Abu Abd al-Rahman: What was the appearance of this tila? Abu Abd al-Rahman replied: It was black in colour, and one of us would take it with his finger.

Abd al-Malik bin Umayr related concerning Abu al-Hayyaj that al-Hajjaj summoned him and said: Show me the letter that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) about tila. Abu al-Hayyaj left (that place) in a state of sorrow. Meanwhile al-Sha'bi met Abu al-Hayyaj and asked him (the reason for his sorrow), so he told al-Sha'bi everything that al-Hajjaj had said to him. At this al-Sha'bi said to Abu al-Hayyaj: Bring a pen, an inkwell and paper. By Allah, I heard this letter from your father only once. Then al-Sha'bi dictated this to Abu al-Hayyaj: 'Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim' (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful). From the servant of Allah, Umar, the Commander of the Faithful, to Sayyiduna Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him). To proceed: A drink was brought to me from the direction of Syria, and I asked about it, how it is made. The people told me that they cook it until two-thirds of it has gone and one-third of it remains. When this is done to it, its corruption and spoiling go away, the vapour of its intoxication departs, what is unlawful in it goes, and what is lawful in it remains. Abdullah said: I think he also said: "and the good part of it remains." So when this letter of mine reaches you, order the people of your region to find ease by this drink in their drinks. And peace.

Ibn Fudayl reports from his father that Umar bin Abd al-Aziz disliked tila cooked down to half, and he wrote to the people of the various cities forbidding them from it.

It is narrated from Da'ud bin Ibrahim that he said: I asked Tawus: What is your view about this asir (pressed grape juice) that is cooked until a half, a third or the like has gone? He replied: Do you see that in this juice which is like honey: if you wish you eat bread with it, and if you wish you mix water into it and then drink it? As for what is below that, do not drink it, do not sell it, and do not benefit from its price.

It is narrated from Ikrimah and al-Hasan that they both said: Drink of the tila of which two-thirds has gone and one-third remains.