أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ آدَمَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ ابْنِ فُضَيْلٍ عَنْ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَی الْيَمَنِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ بِهَا أَشْرِبَةً يُقَالُ لَهَا الْبِتْعُ وَالْمِزْرُ قَالَ وَمَا الْبِتْعُ وَالْمِزْرِ قُلْتُ شَرَابٌ يَکُونُ مِنْ الْعَسَلِ وَالْمِزْرُ يَکُونُ مِنْ الشَّعِيرِ قَالَ کُلُّ مُسْکِرٍ حَرَامٌ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5620
It was narrated from Abu Burdah that his father said: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم sent me to Yemen and I said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم there are drinks there which they call Al-Bit’ (mead) and Al-Mizr (beer). He said: ‘What is mead (and beer)?’ I said: ‘A drink made from honey, and beer is made from barley.’ He said: ‘Every intoxicant is unlawful.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020