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An Nasai: Hadith 5619

51. The Book of Drinks

سنن النسائي

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5619
An Nasai
Hasan (Darussalam)
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدٌ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنِ الأَجْلَحِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي مُوسَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ بِهَا أَشْرِبَةً فَمَا أَشْرَبُ وَمَا أَدَعُ قَالَ ‏‏ وَمَا هِيَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ الْبِتْعُ وَالْمِزْرُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَمَا الْبِتْعُ وَالْمِزْرُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ أَمَّا الْبِتْعُ فَنَبِيذُ الْعَسَلِ وَأَمَّا الْمِزْرُ فَنَبِيذُ الذُّرَةِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ لاَ تَشْرَبْ مُسْكِرًا فَإِنِّي حَرَّمْتُ كُلَّ مُسْكِرٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏"
Abu Bakr bin Abi Musa narrated that his father said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me to Yemen and I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, there are (different kinds of) drinks there, what should I drink, and what should I refrain from?' He said: 'What are they?' I said: 'Al-Bit' (mead) and Al-Mizr (beer).' He said: 'What are mead and beer?' I said: 'Mead is a drink made from honey and beer is a drink made from grains.' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Do not drink any intoxicant, for I have forbidden all intoxicants.'"
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 5603
In-book : Book 51, Hadith 65
English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5606