"Alcoholic drinks were prohibited at the time we could rarely find wine made from grapes in Medina, for most of our liquors were made from unripe and ripe dates.
حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْنَا الْخَمْرُ حِينَ حُرِّمَتْ وَمَا نَجِدُ يَعْنِي بِالْمَدِينَةِ خَمْرَ الأَعْنَابِ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً وَعَامَّةُ خَمْرِنَا الْبُسْرُ وَالتَّمْرُ