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Clear ProhibitionOf Drinking Nabidh Made OfTwo Things Mixed Together,Relies Upon The ClarificationOf Al-Balh[1] And At-Tamr(Dried Dates)

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Darussalam · Volume 6

51. The Book Of Drinks

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الحديث: 5547 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 288

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5549. It was narrated from Ibn Abî Laila, from one of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ, that the Prophet ﷺ forbade (mixtures of) Al-Balh and dried dates, and of raisins and dried dates. (Saḥīh)

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5547 - أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، «أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنِ الْبَلَحِ وَالتَّمْرِ، وَالزَّبِيبِ وَالتَّمْرِ»

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1. Some fruit is immersed in water. When it becomes soft, the fruit is given a rub by the hands in the water. Then the water is squeezed out in a piece of cloth in a way that the straw pulp is separated. Thereupon that beverage having the effect of the fruit is drunk. This is called the Nabidh. It happens to be delicious and energizing. There is no harm in drinking it. But it should not be kept for a long time, because it ferments quickly, often changing to alcohol. If it turns intoxicating, it is unlawful like wine. If the Nabidh is brewed out of two types of fruits, meaning if two types of fruits are immersed into the water, the possibility of its turning intoxicating quickly becomes greater. It is because in it chemical action starts with speed. That is why the Nabidh of any two substances is absolutely forbidden. In the event of it not being alcoholic or intoxicating, however, its use would nonetheless be appropriate. But commoners do not happen to be sensible in the matter of intoxication. It was, therefore, absolutely forbidden. 2. Fresh ripe dates and dried dates are mutually quite different from each other. They were, therefore, considered equaling two different fruits.