Food, Drink & Dietary Laws

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

"When At-Tila' (thickened grape juice) has been cooked and reduced to one-third, then there is nothing wrong with it."

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

"I asked Al-Hasan about At-Tila' (thickened grape juice) that has been reduced to half. He said: 'Do not drink it.'"

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

"I asked Al-Hasan about juice that has been cooked. He said: 'That which has been cooked until two-third of it has gone and one-third is left.'"

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

"I heard Anas bin Malik say: 'The Shaitan disputed with Nuh, peace be upon him, concerning the grapevine. One said: "This is for me," and the other said: "This is for me." Then they agreed that Nuh would have one-third...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

"Umar bin 'Abdul-'Aziz wrote to us (saying): 'Do not drink At-Tila' (thickened grape juice) until two-third of it are gone and one-third remains, and every intoxicant is unlawful.'"

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

"Every intoxicant is unlawful."

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

"I was with Ibn 'Abbas when a man came to him and asked him about juice. He said: 'Drink that which is fresh.' He said: 'I cooked a drink on the fire and I am not sure about it.' He...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

"I heard Ibn 'Abbas say: 'By Allah, fire does not make anything permissible or forbidden.'" He said: "Then he explained what he meant by 'it does not make permissible' as referring to what they said about At-Tila' (thickened grape juice),...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

"Drink juice so long as it does not have any foam."

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

"I asked Ibrahim about juice and he said: 'Drink it, unless it bubbles, so long as it doesn't change.'"

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

He said, concerning juice: "Drink it unless it is bubbling."

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

"Drink it for three days unless it bubbles."

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

"I came to the Messenger of Allah and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we have grapevines and Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has revealed that Khamr (wine) is forbidden, so what should we do?' He said: 'Make raisins.' I said:...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

"We said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we have grapevines; what should we do with them?' He said: 'Make raisins.' We said: 'What should we do with the raisins?' He said: 'Soak them in the morning and drink them in the...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

"Nabidh would be made for the Messenger of Allah and he would drink it in the morning, and on the following morning. Then on the evening before the third day, if there was anything left in the vessel, they would...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

Raisins would be soaked for the Messenger of Allah and he would drink it that day, the following day, and the day after that.

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

"Nabidh of raisins would be made for the Messenger of Allah at night, and he would put it in a water skin and drink it during the next day, the day after, and the day after that. At the end...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

Nabidh of raisins would be made for him in a water skin in the morning, and he would drink it that night, and it would be made for him in the evening, and he would drink it in the morning....

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

"I asked Abu Ja'far about Nabidh and he said: " 'Ali bin Husain, may Allah be pleased with him, would have Nabidh made for him at night, and he would drink it in the morning, and he would have Nabidh...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Drinks

"I heard Sufyan being asked about Nabidh. He said: 'Make Nabidh at night and drink it in the morning.'"