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Sahih Muslim 1316 (Book 15, Hadith 383) #10318
Serving Nabidh as Commanded by the Prophet

SUMMARY: Ibn Abbas explains why he and his family serve nabidh (water sweetened with dates) to travelers instead of honey and milk, which is because it was commanded by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

Bakr b. 'Abdullah al-Muzani said: While I was sitting along with Ibn 'Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) near the Ka'ba, there came a bedouin to him and said: What is the matter that I see that the progeny of your uncle supply honey and milk (as drink to the travellers), whereas you supply al-nabidh (water sweetened with dates)? Is it due to your poverty or due to your close-fistedness? Thereupon Ibn 'Abbas said: Allah be praised, it is neither due to poverty nor due to close-fistedness (but due to the fact) that Allah's Apostle ﷺ came here riding his she-came, and there was sitting behind him Usama. He asked for water, and we gave him a cup full of nabidh and he drank it, and gave the remaining (part) to Usama; and he (the Holy Prophet) said: You have done Food, You have done well. So continue doing like it So we do not like to change what Allah's Messenger ﷺ had commanded us to do.
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ الضَّرِيرُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ الطَّوِيلُ، عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُزَنِيِّ، قَالَ كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عِنْدَ الْكَعْبَةِ فَأَتَاهُ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَالَ مَا لِي أَرَى بَنِي عَمِّكُمْ يَسْقُونَ الْعَسَلَ وَاللَّبَنَ وَأَنْتُمْ تَسْقُونَ النَّبِيذَ أَمِنْ حَاجَةٍ بِكُمْ أَمْ مِنْ بُخْلٍ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مَا بِنَا مِنْ حَاجَةٍ وَلاَ بُخْلٍ قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ وَخَلْفَهُ أُسَامَةُ فَاسْتَسْقَى فَأَتَيْنَاهُ بِإِنَاءٍ مِنْ نَبِيذٍ فَشَرِبَ وَسَقَى فَضْلَهُ أُسَامَةَ وَقَالَ ‏ "‏ أَحْسَنْتُمْ وَأَجْمَلْتُمْ كَذَا فَاصْنَعُوا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَلاَ نُرِيدُ تَغْيِيرَ مَا أَمَرَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ
TOPICS
water  *  dates  *  honey  *  milk  *  travelers  *  commanded  *  nabidh

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow instructions from Allah's Messenger, Do good deeds, Strive for excellence in all aspects of life

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how Ibn Abbas and his family served nabidh to travelers instead of honey and milk. The reason for this was because it was commanded by the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. He had asked for water while riding a she-camel with Usama behind him, and they gave him a cup full of nabidh which he drank before giving the remaining part to Usama. The Prophet then praised them for their good deed, telling them to continue doing so in order not to change what he had commanded them. This hadith teaches us that we should always follow what Allah's Messenger has instructed us to do even if it may seem strange or different from what others are doing around us. It also shows us that we should always strive to do good deeds as they will be rewarded in this life as well as in the hereafter.

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