حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ،
وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِأَبِي كُرَيْبٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنْ
الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ
أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ
جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَاسْتَسْقَى ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا نَسْقِيكَ نَبِيذًا ؟ ، فَقَالَ : بَلَى ، قَالَ : فَخَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ يَسْعَى فَجَاءَ بِقَدَحٍ فِيهِ نَبِيذٌ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَلَّا خَمَّرْتَهُ وَلَوْ تَعْرُضُ عَلَيْهِ عُودًا " ، قَالَ : فَشَرِبَ .
Jabir b 'Abdullah reported: We were with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he asked for water. A person said: Allah's Messenger, may we not give you Nabidh to drink? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes (you may). He (the narrator) said: Then that person went out speedily and brought a cup containing Nabidh, whereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Why did you not cover it? - even if it is with a wood. He said that then he drank it.
Jabir reported that a person who was known as Abu Humaid brought for him (the Holy Prophet) a cup of milk from al-Naqi'. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to him: Why did you not cover it even with a wood across it?
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith, it is understood that if there is no likelihood of anything falling into a vessel, then even if it has not been covered, food or drink from it may be used. However, it is contrary to the etiquettes of Islam that it should remain uncovered.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5244
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
It is a requirement of proper etiquette that vessels containing milk or water should always be kept covered and never left uncovered. By doing so, protection will be ensured.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 5606
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Mukhammar:
Covered.
Wine is called khamr because it covers (veils) the intellect, and a woman's scarf is called khimar because it covers her head.
Benefits and Issues:
It is established from this hadith that
if one has to take any food or drink outside the house, it should be covered with something.
If it cannot be completely covered, then at least a piece of wood or something similar should be placed over it,
which in reality serves as a reminder that when covering, one should say "Bismillah" so that it remains protected from satanic influences.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5242
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Benefit: When food and drink items need to be carried here and there for some distance, it is appropriate that they be covered while being transported.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3734