And they cited the report transmitted to us by Abu al-Hasan al-Sarakhsi, from Zahir ibn Ahmad, from Abu Ishaq al-Hashimi, from Abu Mus'ab, from Malik, from Ibn Shihab, from Abu Salamah ibn Abd al-Rahman, from Aisha, the wife of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was asked about bit', a honey-based intoxicating drink, and he replied, “Every intoxicating drink is forbidden.” (1) (2)
Abu Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Fadl al-Kharaqi informed us; Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Abd Allah al-Taysafuni informed us; Abd Allah ibn Umar al-Jawhari informed us; Ahmad ibn Ali al-Kushmihani informed us; Ali ibn Hujr informed us; Isma'il ibn Ja'far informed us, from Dawud ibn Bakr ibn Abi al-Furat, from Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir, from Jabir ibn Abd Allah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Whatever intoxicates in a large amount, even a small amount of it is forbidden.” (3)
Isma'il ibn Abd al-Qahir al-Jurjani informed us; Abd al-Ghaffar ibn Muhammad al-Farisi informed us; Muhammad ibn Isa al-Juludi informed us; Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Sufyan informed us; Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj informed us; Abu al-Rabi' al-Ataki informed us; Hammad ibn Zayd informed us; Ayyub related to us, from Nafi', from Ibn Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Every intoxicant is khamr, and every intoxicant is forbidden. Whoever drinks khamr in this world and dies addicted to it without repenting will not drink it in the Hereafter.” (4)
Abd al-Wahid ibn Ahmad al-Mulayhi informed us; Ahmad ibn Abd Allah al-Nu'aymi informed us; Muhammad ibn Yusuf informed us; Muhammad ibn Isma'il informed us; Ahmad ibn Abi Raja' informed us; Yahya ibn Abi Hayyan al-Taymi informed us, from al-Sha'bi, from Ibn Umar, who said: Umar delivered a sermon from the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and said, “The prohibition of khamr has been revealed. It is made from five things: grapes, dates, wheat, barley, and honey. Khamr is whatever befogs the mind.” (5)
Al-Sha'bi also narrated from al-Nu'man ibn Bashir that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Indeed, khamr comes from grapes, and indeed, khamr comes from dates