Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 37 Narrated A man: A man from among the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade (mixing) unripe dates and dried dates, and (mixing) raisins and dried dates. حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَحَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ النَّمَرِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، – […]
Sunan Abī Dāwūd is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by Imam Abū Dāwūd al-Sijistānī. It focuses on hadiths related to Islamic law (fiqh), offering a detailed record of the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that form the basis for legal rulings. Carefully selected from hundreds of thousands of narrations, it emphasizes authenticity and relevance to jurisprudence, making it a key reference for scholars and students of Islamic law.
Book 27, Drinks (Kitāb al‑Ashrībāh), discusses permissible and prohibited beverages and rulings related to drinking.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 38 Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu’minin: Kabshah, daughter of AbuMaryam, asked Umm Salamah (Allah be pleased with her): What did the Prophet (ﷺ) prohibit? She replied: He forbade us to boil dates so much so that the kernels are spoiled, and to mix raisins and dried dates. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 39 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: Raisins were steeped for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and then dried dates were infused in them, or dried dates were steeped and then raisins were infused in them. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دَاوُدَ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 40 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: Safiyyah, daughter of Atiyyah, said: I entered upon Aisha with some women of AbdulQays, and asked her about mixing dried dates and raisins (for drink). She replied: I used to take a handful of dried dates and a handful or raisins and put them […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 41 Qatadah said on the authority of Jabir b. Zaid and ‘Ikrimah that they disapprove of drink made exclusively from unripe dates. This they reported on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas said: I am afraid it may not be muzza from which(the people of) ‘Abd al-Qais were prohibited. I […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 42 Narrated Ad-Daylami: We came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said to him: Messenger of Allah, you know who we are, from where we are and to whom we have come. He said: To Allah and His Apostle. We said: Messenger of Allah, we have grapes; what should we […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 43 A’ishah said : Dates were steeped for the Apostel of Allah (ﷺ) in skin which was tied up at the top and had a mouth. What was steeped in the morning he would drink in the evening and what was steeped in the evening he would drink in […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 44 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: Amrah said on the authority of Aisha that she would steep dates for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in the morning. When the evening came, he took his dinner and drank it after his dinner. If anything remained, she poured it out. She then […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 45 Ibn abbas said : Raisins were steeped for the Prophet (ﷺ) and he would drink it in the morning and the night after, the following day and the night after. He then gave orders and it was given to servants to drinks or poured away. Abu Dawud said: […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 46 A’ishah said that the prophet (ﷺ) used to stay with Zainab, daughter of Jahsh, and drink honey. I and Hafsah counseled each other that if the Prophet (ﷺ) enters upon any of us, she must say : I find the smell of gum (maghafir) from you. He then […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 47 ‘A’ishah said : The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) liked sweet meats and honey. The narrator then mentioned a part of the tradition mentioned above. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) felt it hard on him to find smell from him. In this tradition saudah said: but you ate gum ? […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 48 Narrated AbuHurayrah: I knew that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to keep fast. I waited for the day when he did not fast to present him the drink (nabidh) which I made in a pumpkin. I then brought it to him while it fermented. He said: Throw […]