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5606. Abū Bakr bin Abī Mūsā narrated that his father said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ sent me to Yemen and I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, 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 Allāh ﷺ said: 'Do not drink any intoxicant, for I have forbidden all intoxicants.'" (Hasan)
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Commentary
1. Abū Mūsā Al-Ash'ari was from Yemen. He, therefore, was very familiar with the drinks of that region.
2. Every province has its own different foods and drinks. The people of other provinces are often not familiar with them. That is why Allāh's Messenger ﷺ had to ask him concerning Al-Bit' and Al-Mizr, because every province or region has its own definitions. And there is nothing objectionable about it.
3. Grain: Dhurah is a species of food grain like millet. Some have taken it to denote maize also.
4. 'I have forbidden' means by the Commandment of Allāh, Most High, because the authority of lawfulness and unlawfulness rests with Him; He reveals it by means of Wahy or Revelation.
