أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدٌ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي مِجْلَزٍ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَرَأْتُ کِتَابَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ إِلَی أَبِي مُوسَی أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّهَا قَدِمَتْ عَلَيَّ عِيرٌ مِنْ الشَّامِ تَحْمِلُ شَرَابًا غَلِيظًا أَسْوَدَ کَطِلَائِ الْإِبِلِ وَإِنِّي سَأَلْتُهُمْ عَلَی کَمْ يَطْبُخُونَهُ فَأَخْبَرُونِي أَنَّهُمْ يَطْبُخُونَهُ عَلَی الثُّلُثَيْنِ ذَهَبَ ثُلُثَاهُ الْأَخْبَثَانِ ثُلُثٌ بِبَغْيِهِ وَثُلُثٌ بِرِيحِهِ فَمُرْ مَنْ قِبَلَکَ يَشْرَبُونَهُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5732
It was narrated that ‘Amir bin ‘Abdullah said: “I saw the letter of ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab to Abu Musa(in which he said): ‘A caravan came to me from Ash Sham carrying a thick black paint like the pitch that is daubed on camels. I asked them how long they cooked it, and they told me that they cooked it until it was reduced by two-third. So the bad two-third had gone, one-third to take away evil and one-third to take away the bad smell. So let those who are with you drink it.” (Da’if)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020