Musnad Abi Ya'la 4344 — I went to the house of Sayyiduna Anas bin

Umarah bin Asim (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: I went to the house of Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked him about nabidh. He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the use of the gourd vessel and the pitch-coated vessel. I said: And what is the ruling on the hantam? He repeated his statement. We asked: What is the hantam? He said: A green earthen jar. Then Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said to his maidservant: Bring that green jar. She brought a jar, and he poured a cup of nabidh into it for me, which I drank. Then he said: I had not seen any green jar until the death of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); rather, the hantam were green jars that used to come to us from Egypt. Then the maidservant came and said: May Allah set you right, it is time for the prayer. He asked: Which prayer? She said: The Asr prayer. I said: I had already prayed Asr before I came to you. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said to the maidservant: Go away from me; the time of Asr has not yet come. She said it to him again, and he gave the same reply. When she said it once more, he said: I have heard what you said; give me water for ablution; people pray this prayer before its time. Then he prayed.