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nasai:5603 – Sūwayd > ʿAbdullāh > al-Ajlaḥ > Abū Bakr b. Abū Mūsá from his father

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] 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 [SAW] said: 'Do not drink any intoxicant, for I have forbidden all intoxicants.'"  

النسائي:٥٦٠٣ – أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدٌ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ عَنِ الأَجْلَحِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ 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 ﷺ لاَ تَشْرَبْ مُسْكِرًا فَإِنِّي حَرَّمْتُ كُلَّ مُسْكِرٍ  

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nasai:5604 – Muḥammad b. Ādam b. Sulaymān > Ibn Fuḍayl > al-Shaybānī > Abū Burdah from his father

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] 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.'"  

النسائي:٥٦٠٤ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ آدَمَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ فُضَيْلٍ عَنِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ 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  

ahmad:19598 – Muṣʿab b. Sallām > al-Ajlaḥ > Abū Bakr b. Abū Mūsá from his father

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] 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 [SAW] said: 'Do not drink any intoxicant, for I have forbidden all intoxicants.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5603)   

أحمد:١٩٥٩٨ – حَدَّثَنَا مُصْعَبُ بْنُ سَلَّامٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَجْلَحُ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ بِهَا أَشْرِبَةً فَمَا أَشْرَبُ؟ وَمَا أَدَعُ؟ قَالَ وَمَا هِيَ؟ قُلْتُ الْبِتْعُ والْمِزْرُ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا هُوَ؟ فَقَالَ مَا الْبِتْعُ؟ وَمَا الْمِزْرُ؟ قَالَ أَمَّا الْبِتْعُ فَنَبِيذُ الذُّرَةِ يُطْبَخُ حَتَّى يَعُودَ بِتْعًا وَأَمَّا الْمِزْرُ فَنَبِيذُ الْعَسَلِ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَشْرَبَنَّ مُسْكِرًا  

ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الْمُصَرِّحِ بِأَنَّ نَبِيذَ الْعَسَلِ وَالشَّعِيرِ إِذَا أَسْكَرَا كَانَا حَرَامًا

ibnhibban:5377 – Muḥammad b. ʿUmar b. Yūsuf > ʿAlī b. al-Mundhir > Ibn Fuḍayl > al-Shaybānī > Abū Burdah from his father

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] 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.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5604)   

ابن حبّان:٥٣٧٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ يُوسُفَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ بِهَا أَشْرِبَةَ الْبِتْعِ وَالْمِزْرِ قَالَ «وَمَا الْبِتْعُ؟ » فَقُلْتُ شَرَابٌ يَكُونُ مِنَ الْعَسَلِ وَالْمِزْرُ شَرَابٌ يَكُونُ مِنَ الشَّعِيرِ فَقَالَ ﷺ «كُلُّ مُسْكِرٍ حَرَامٌ»  

nasai-kubra:6786 – Sūwayd b. Naṣr > ʿAbdullāh > al-Ajlaḥ > Abū Bakr b. Abū Mūsá from his father

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] 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 [SAW] said: 'Do not drink any intoxicant, for I have forbidden all intoxicants.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5603)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٦٧٨٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ عَنِ الْأَجْلَحِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ بِهَا أَشْرِبَةً فَمَا أَشْرَبُ وَمَا أَدَعُ؟ قَالَ «وَمَا هِيَ؟» قَالَ الْبِتْعُ وَالْمِزْرُ قَالَ «وَمَا الْبِتْعُ؟ وَمَا الْمِزْرُ؟» قُلْتُ أَمَّا الْبِتْعُ فَنَبِيذُ الْعَسَلِ وَأَمَّا الْمِزْرُ فَنَبِيذُ الذُّرَةِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ ﷺ «لَا تَشْرَبْ مُسْكِرًا فَإِنِّي حَرَّمْتُ كُلَّ مُسْكِرٍ»  

nasai-kubra:5093 – Sūwayd b. Naṣr > ʿAbdullāh / Ibn al-Mubārak > al-Ajlaḥ > Abū Bakr b. Abū Mūsá from his father

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] 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 [SAW] said: 'Do not drink any intoxicant, for I have forbidden all intoxicants.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5603)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٥٠٩٣ – أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنِ الْأَجْلَحِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ بِهَا أَشْرِبَةٌ فَمَا أَشْرَبُ وَمَا أَدَعُ؟ قَالَ «وَمَا هِيَ؟» قُلْتُ الْبِتْعُ وَالْمِزْرُ قَالَ «وَمَا الْبِتْعُ وَالْمِزْرُ؟» قُلْتُ أَمَّا الْبِتْعُ فَنَبِيذُ الْعَسَلِ وَأَمَّا الْمِزْرُ فَنَبِيذُ الذُّرَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا تَشْرَبْ مُسْكِرًا فَإِنِّي حَرَّمْتُ كُلَّ مُسْكِرٍ»  

nasai-kubra:5094 – Muḥammad b. Ādam b. Sulaymān > Ibn Fuḍayl > al-Shaybānī > Abū Burdah from his father

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] 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.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5604)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٥٠٩٤ – أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ آدَمَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ فُضَيْلٍ عَنِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ بِهَا أَشْرِبَةً يُقَالُ لَهَا الْبِتْعُ وَالْمِزْرُ قَالَ «وَمَا الْبِتْعُ؟» قُلْتُ شَرَابٌ يَكُونُ مِنَ الْعَسَلِ وَالْمِزْرُ يَكُونُ مِنَ الشَّعِيرِ فَقَالَ «كُلُّ مُسْكِرٍ حَرَامٌ»