Zadhan reported: I said to Ibn 'Umar (RA) : Tell me in your own language and then explain it to me in any language because your language is different from our language (about the vessels) in which Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) has forbidden (us) to drink. He said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has forbidden (the preparation) of Nabidh in Hantama and that is a pitcher (besmeared with pitch), in gourd and that is pumpkin, in the varnished jar, in hollow stump and in wooden vessels. This Naqir is the wood of date-palm from which the vessel is fashioned out or hollowed out, but he commanded us to prepare Nabidh in waterskins.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Tansahu fas-ha:
It is thoroughly scraped from above.
(2)
Tanquru naqra:
It is thoroughly hollowed out from within.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5199
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
But the condition is that it becomes intoxicating.
If nabidh is not intoxicating, then it is permissible.
Nabidh is that drink which is prepared from dates,
raisins,
grapes,
honey,
wheat, and barley, etc.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1867
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The words in the hadith—hantham, daba’, naqir, and muzaffat—are names of different types of vessels. In the pre-Islamic era of ignorance (jahiliyyah), wine used to be made and stored in these vessels. At the time when wine was declared forbidden, the use of these vessels was prohibited. Later, however, this prohibition was abrogated by the subsequent narration of Buraydah al-Aslami: “I had forbidden you from (using) certain vessels, but now you may drink from any vessel,” meaning, “I had prohibited you from using various vessels, but now you may use them for drinking.” Thus, the prohibition regarding these vessels was abrogated.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1868
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) never declared anything lawful or unlawful of his own accord; rather, all of this was based on revelation. Allah the Exalted says:
(And he does not speak from [his own] desire. It is not but a revelation revealed) ( an-Najm: 3–4).
➋
Among the vessels made of clay are also included those vessels mentioned above. Any vessel in which any kind of grease was mixed—whether it was green in color, white, or otherwise—all were prohibited. ( Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Ashriba, Hadith: 5596)
➌
It should be noted that nabidh is that drink in which dates or raisins, etc., are soaked in water, and after a few hours the water becomes sweet and is then used. This drink is called nabidh. It is only permitted to keep it for such a duration that it remains in its original state: in winter, up to three days, and in summer, only one day.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3691
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
In the chain of narration of this report, the name of the narrator reporting from Ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu) is mentioned as "Khalid bin Suhaym," which is incorrect. The correct name is "Jabalah bin Suhaym." (Dhakheerat al-‘Uqba Sharh Sunan an-Nasa’i: 40/207)
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5620
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
Urdu marginal note:
The root of the date palm would be hollowed out from the inside and shaped into a vessel. This was called a naqīr. This vessel was also used for making wine. It did not have pores, therefore intoxication would develop quickly. With the prohibition of wine, the use of these vessels was also forbidden, but later permission for this vessel was granted. (See, narration: 5550)
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5635
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
The definitive position regarding the status of the aforementioned vessels has already been discussed under Hadith: 5646. However, some leading jurists (aimmah mujtahideen), such as Imam Ahmad and Imam Ishaq rahimahullah, hold the view—which is evident from the aforementioned statements of Ibn Umar and Ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhuma—that it is still forbidden to prepare nabidh in these vessels, and it is prohibited to drink nabidh prepared in them. This also appears to be the position of Ibn Abbas and Ibn Umar radi Allahu anhuma. However, this would necessitate disregarding some other narrations which indicate abrogation (naskh). And Allah knows best.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5648
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Takhrij al-Hadith: [وأخرجه مسلم 1997/48، من حديث مالك به]
Jurisprudential Explanation:
➊ The means that lead to evil should also be blocked.
➋ All the Companions are upright (‘udul), therefore, the anonymity of a Companion is not harmful; rather, if the chain to an unknown Companion is authentic, the hadith is considered authoritative.
➌ It is Sunnah to continue teaching and giving lessons for the reformation of people at different places and times.
➍ Some scholars consider this prohibition to be abrogated.
➎ One should listen to admonitions and sermons with enthusiasm and absorption, and remain filled with the spirit of knowledge and action.
Source: Muwatta Imam Malik (Narration of Ibn al-Qasim): Commentary by Zubair Ali Zai, Page: 248