حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ کُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاسْتَسْقَی فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْقَوْمِ أَلَا نَسْقِيکَ نَبِيذًا قَالَ بَلَی قَالَ فَخَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ يَشْتَدُّ فَجَائَ بِقَدَحٍ فِيهِ نَبِيذٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَلَا خَمَّرْتَهُ وَلَوْ أَنْ تَعْرِضَ عَلَيْهِ عُودًا قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد قَالَ الْأَصْمَعِيُّ تَعْرِضُهُ عَلَيْهِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 3734
Jabir said: We were with Prophet ﷺ and he asked for something to drink. A man from the company asked: Should we not give you nabidh (drink made from dates) to drink ? He replied: Yes. The man went quickly and bought a cup of nabidh. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Why did you not cover it up even by putting a piece of wood on it ? Abu Dawud said: Al-Asmai's version has: "You put it on it. . . "
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020