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(1). 3130. Abū Hurairah narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “When I was taken on the Night of Isrā’ī I met Mūsā.” He described him saying: “He was a man who was” and I think he said: “A thin man, whose hair was as if he was a man from Shanu’ah.” He said: “I met ‘Eisā” he described him saying: “Of average build, with a red face, as if he had just come out of the Dimās” meaning the bath-house. “And I saw Ibrāhīm” he said: “I am the one among his offspring that most resembles him” and he said: “I was brought two vessels, one of them containing milk and
the other containing wine. I was told: 'Take whichever one of them you wish'. So I took the milk to drink from it. It was said to me: 'You were guided to the Fiṭrah' or: 'You chose the Fiṭrah, if you had taken the wine, your Ummah would have strayed.'" (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Ḥadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ.
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The actual purpose was to make the Prophet ﷺ drink milk, which is according to human nature and plays a great role in human growth, and the second real aim was to protect against intoxicants because it is against human nature, it disturbs and disrupts human sense and intellect. This Ḥadīth also proves that the Prophet's deeds are good for his followers; had the Prophet drunk wine it would also affect the deeds of his people.
