Volume 7, Book 69, Number 493:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
‘Umar delivered a sermon on the pulpit of Allah’s Apostle, saying, “Alcoholic drinks were prohib –
ited by Divine Order, and these drinks used to be prepared from five things, i.e., grapes, dates, wheat,
barley and honey. Alcoholic drink is that, that disturbs the mind.” ‘Umar added, “I wish Allah’s
Apostle had not left us before he had given us definite verdicts concerning three matters, i.e., how
much a grandfather may inherit (of his grandson), the inheritance of Al-Kalala (the deceased person
among whose heirs there is no father or son), and various types of Riba(1 ) (usury) .”
Volume 7, Book 69, Number 494s:
Narrated ‘Umar:
“Alcoholic drinks are prepared from five things, i.e., raisins, dates. wheat, barley and honey.”
Volume 7, Book 69, Number 494v:
Narrated Abu ‘Amir or Abu Malik Al-Ash’ari:
that he heard the Prophet saying, “From among my followers there will be some people who will
consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use
of musical instruments, as lawful. And there will be some people who will stay near the side of a
mountain and in the evening their shepherd will come to them with their sheep and ask them for
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something, but they will say to him, ‘Return to us tomorrow.’ Allah will destroy them during the
night and will let the mountain fall on them, and He will transform the rest of them into monkeys
and pigs and they will remain so till the Day of Resurrection.”
Volume 7, Book 69, Number 495:
Narrated Sahl:
Abu Usaid As-Sa’idi came and invited Allah’s Apostle on the occasion of his wedding. His wife who
was the bride, was serving them. Do you know what drink she prepared for Allah’s Apostle ? She had
soaked some dates in water in a Tur overnight.
Volume 7, Book 69, Number 496:
Narrated Jabir:
Allah’s Apostle forbade the use of (certain) containers, but the Ansar said, “We cannot dispense
with them.” The Prophet then said, “If so, then use them.”
Volume 7, Book 69, Number 497:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
When the Prophet forbade the use of certain containers (that were used for preparing alcoholic
drinks), somebody said to the Prophet . “But not all the people can find skins.” So he allowed them to
use clay jars not covered with pitch.
Volume 7, Book 69, Number 498:
Narrated ‘Ali:
the Prophet forbade the use of Ad-Dubba’ and Al Muzaffat.
Volume 7, Book 69, Number 499:
Narrated Al-A’mash:
(As above, 494).
Volume 7, Book 69, Number 500:
Narrated Ibrahim:
I asked Al-Aswad, “Did you ask ‘Aisha, Mother of the Believers, about the containers in which it is
disliked to prepare (non-alcoholic) drinks?” He said, “Yes, I said to her, ‘O Mother of the Believers!
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What containers did the Prophet forbid to use for preparing (non-alcoholic) drinks?” She said, ‘The
Prophet forbade us, (his family), to prepare (nonalcoholic) drinks in Ad-Dubba and Al-Muzaffat.’ I
asked, ‘Didn’t you mention Al Jar and Al Hantam?’ She said, ‘I tell what I have heard; shall I tell you
what I have not heard?’ “
Volume 7, Book 69, Number 501:
Narrated Ash-Shaibani:
I heard ‘Abdullah bin Abi Aufa saying, “The Prophet forbade the use of green jars.” I said, “Shall we
drink out of white jars?” He said, “No.”