This hadith is reported on the authority of Jabir b. Abdullah that Nabidh was prepared for him in a big bowl of stone.
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Jabir reported that Nabidh was prepared for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in a waterskin, but if they did not find waterskin it was prepared in a big bowl of stone. One of the persons and I had heard from Abu Zubair that it was Biram (a vessel made of stone).
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Ibn Buraida, on the authority of his father, reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: I had forbidden you (from the preparation of Nabidh) and drinking it in certain vessels, (but now you may do so if you like) for it is not vessels or a vessel that makes a thing lawful or unlawful. It is every intoxicant that is unlawful.
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Ibn Buraida, on the authority of his father, reported Allah's Messenger (may Peace be upon him) as saying: I had forbidden you from the drinking (and preparation of) Nabidh in the vessels made out of leather, but (now) you may drink in all vessels, but you do not drink an intoxicant.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Footnote:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Tūr:
A bowl as large as a cooking pot, which used to be made from stone, brass, etc.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5205
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Baram:
It is the plural of burmah,
It refers to a stone pot,
The intended meaning is the same.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5206
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
Urdu marginal note:
Nabeedh (fermented drink) can be prepared in any vessel, provided that it does not become intoxicating. However, it is better to avoid those vessels in which intoxication develops quickly.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5616
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
It is permissible to prepare nabidh in any vessel that is available.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 1318