Chapter 24.0

Explanation of Al-Bit' (Mead) and Al-Mizr (Beer)

باب تَفْسِيرِ الْبِتْعِ وَالْمِزْرِ ‏‏

4 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 5603hasan

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Isma'il bin Mas'ud al-JhdryfromKhalid bin 'Abdullah al-TahanfromAban bin Sm'hfrom'Aisha bint Abi Bakr

Hadith text · Matn

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 ‏"‏ ‏.‏

English translation

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.'"

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 5604sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by 'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar al-Qawaririfrom'Abdul Warith bin Sa'id bin Dhakwanfrom'Abdullah ibn Shaddadfromibn Abbas

Hadith text · Matn

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ آدَمَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ بِهَا أَشْرِبَةً يُقَالُ لَهَا الْبِتْعُ وَالْمِزْرُ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَمَا الْبِتْعُ وَالْمِزْرُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ شَرَابٌ يَكُونُ مِنَ الْعَسَلِ وَالْمِزْرُ يَكُونُ مِنَ الشَّعِيرِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ كُلُّ مُسْكِرٍ حَرَامٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

English translation

It was narrated from Abu Burdah that his father said:

"The Messenger of Allah [ﷺ] sent me to Yemen and I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, there are drinks there which they call Al-Bit' (mead) and Al-Mizr (beer).' He said: 'What is mead (and beer)?' I said: 'A drink made from honey, and beer is made from barley.' He said: 'Every intoxicant is unlawful.'"

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 5605sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Sryj bin Yonus bin IbrahimfromHashaym bin Bashayr bin al-Qasimfrom'Abdullah ibn Shaddadfromibn Abbas

Hadith text · Matn

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ خَطَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ آيَةَ الْخَمْرِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ الْمِزْرَ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَمَا الْمِزْرُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ حَبَّةٌ تُصْنَعُ بِالْيَمَنِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ تُسْكِرُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ كُلُّ مُسْكِرٍ حَرَامٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

English translation

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:

"The Messenger of Allah [ﷺ] delivered a Khutbah and quoted the Verse about Khamr. A man said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what do you think about Al-Mizr (beer)?' He said: 'What is beer?' He said: 'A (drink) from grains that is made in Yemen.' He said: 'Does it intoxicate?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Every intoxicant is unlawful.'"

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 5606sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

9 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin 'Ubaid al-Tanafasifromal-Husain bin Mnswr bin Ja'farfromAhmad bin HanbalfromMuhammad bin Ja'far bin Abi KathirfromShu'bah bin al-HajjajfromMas'ar bin KadamfromMuhammad bin 'Ubaidullah bin Sa'idfrom'Abdullah ibn Shaddadfromibn Abbas

Hadith text · Matn

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْجُوَيْرِيَةِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، وَسُئِلَ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَفْتِنَا فِي الْبَاذَقِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ سَبَقَ مُحَمَّدٌ الْبَاذَقَ وَمَا أَسْكَرَ فَهُوَ حَرَامٌ ‏.‏

English translation

It was narrated that Abu Al-Juwairiyah said:

"I heard Ibn 'Abbas when he was asked: 'Advise us about Badhiq (a drink made from the juice of grapes slightly boiled).' He said: 'Muhammad came before Badhiq (i.e., it was not known during his time), but everything that intoxicates is unlawful.'"