Concerning qānīn, there is another hadith, narrated by ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Zahr, from Bakr ibn Sawādah, from Qays ibn Saʿd ibn ʿUbādah, traced back to the Prophet: “My Lord, Mighty and Majestic, has forbidden me wine, the kūbah, and the qānīn. Beware of al-ghubayrāʾ, for it constitutes one third of all the wine in the world.” Aḥmad recorded it (3/422). Ibn Zahr is weak.

It has a supporting report from Ibn ʿAbbās, traced back to the Prophet, but without the additional wording; it is referenced in al-Mishkāh (3652 and 4503). Mizar is an infusion made specifically from maize; it is al-ghubayrāʾ. The kūbah is a drum, as will be mentioned in the hadith of Ibn ʿAbbās, no. 1806. Qānīn refers to barābiṭ, the singular of which is barbaṭ: a lute, one of the musical instruments.

1709 — “You will not attain this matter through striving to overpower others.”

Aḥmad recorded it (4/337) from Hishām ibn Saʿd, from Zayd ibn Aslam, from Ibn al-Adraʿ, who said:

“I was guarding the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) one night. He went out to relieve himself and saw me, so he took me by the hand and we walked on. We passed by a man praying and reciting the Quran aloud. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Perhaps he is showing off.’ I said, ‘Messenger of Allah, he is reciting the Quran aloud.’ He then released my hand and repeated the words cited above.

“Then, one night, he went out while I was guarding him as he attended to a need. He took me by the hand, and we passed by a man praying and reciting the Quran. I said, ‘Perhaps he is showing off.’ But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘No; he is one who constantly turns in repentance.’ I looked, and it was ʿAbd Allāh Dhū al-Nijadayn.”

I say: This is a good chain of transmission. Its narrators are those relied upon by al-Bukhārī and Muslim, except for Hishām ibn Saʿd, who was truthful but made mistakes.