Hadith 2010

This hadith is listed as number 5242 in Maktaba Shamila

حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حميد كلهم ، عَنْ أَبِي عَاصِمٍ ، قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى : حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، يَقُولُ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ ، قَالَ : أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَدَحِ لَبَنٍ مِنَ النَّقِيعِ لَيْسَ مُخَمَّرًا ، فَقَالَ : " أَلَّا خَمَّرْتَهُ وَلَوْ تَعْرُضُ عَلَيْهِ عُودًا " ، قَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ : إِنَّمَا أُمِرَ بِالْأَسْقِيَةِ ، أَنْ تُوكَأَ لَيْلًا وَبِالْأَبْوَابِ أَنْ تُغْلَقَ لَيْلًا .
Abu Humaid Sa'idi reported: I came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) with a cup of milk from Naqi' which had no cover over it, whereupon he said: Why did you not cover it? - even if you had covered it only with a stick. Abu Humaid said that he had been ordered that waterskins be tied during the night, and the doors be closed during the night.
Hadith Reference صحيح مسلم / كتاب الأشربة / 2010
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Takhrij «أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة»
Explanation & Benefits
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
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:

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
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