أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَکْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَقَ السُّنِّيُّ قِرَائَةً عَلَيْهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا الْإِمَامُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ النَّسَائِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَی قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَی قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَقَ عَنْ أَبِي مَيْسَرَةَ عَنْ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَ تَحْرِيمُ الْخَمْرِ قَالَ عُمَرُ اللَّهُمَّ بَيِّنْ لَنَا فِي الْخَمْرِ بَيَانًا شَافِيًا فَنَزَلَتْ الْآيَةُ الَّتِي فِي الْبَقَرَةِ فَدُعِيَ عُمَرُ فَقُرِئَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ اللَّهُمَّ بَيِّنْ لَنَا فِي الْخَمْرِ بَيَانًا شَافِيًا فَنَزَلَتْ الْآيَةُ الَّتِي فِي النِّسَائِ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَقْرَبُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنْتُمْ سُکَارَی فَکَانَ مُنَادِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ نَادَی لَا تَقْرَبُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنْتُمْ سُکَارَی فَدُعِيَ عُمَرُ فَقُرِئَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ بَيِّنْ لَنَا فِي الْخَمْرِ بَيَانًا شَافِيًا فَنَزَلَتْ الْآيَةُ الَّتِي فِي الْمَائِدَةِ فَدُعِيَ عُمَرُ فَقُرِئَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُنْتَهُونَ قَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ انْتَهَيْنَا انْتَهَيْنَا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5555
It was narrated from ‘Umar that when the prohibition of Kharnr was revealed, ‘Umar said: “Allah, give us a clear ruling on Khamr,” and the Verse in Al Baqarah was revealed. ‘Umar was called and it was recited to him. Then ‘Umar said: “Allah, give us a clear ruling on Khamr,” and the Verse in An-Nisa’ was revealed: “you who believe! Approach not Af (the prayer) when you are in a drunken state”J’ And when the Iqamah for prayer was said, the caller of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم would cry out: “you who believe! Approach not A (the prayer) when you are in a drunken state.” ‘Umar was called and this was recited to him. Then he said: “Allah, give us a clear ruling on Khamr.” Then the Verse in Surat Al-Ma’idah was revealed, and ‘Umar was called, and it was recited to him. When he reached the words, “So, will you not then abstain?,” ‘Umar said: “We have abstained, we have abstained.” (Da’if)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020