عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيِّ رضي الله عنه أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بَعَثَهُ إِلَى اليَمَنِ، فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ أَشْرِبَةٍ تُصْنَعُ بِهَا، فَقَالَ: «وَمَا هِيَ؟» قَالَ: البِتْعُ وَالْمِزْرُ، فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي بُرْدَةَ: مَا البِتْعُ؟ قَالَ: نَبِيذُ العَسَلِ، وَالْمِزْرُ نَبِيذُ الشَّعِيرِ، فَقَالَ: «كُلُّ مُسْكِرٍ حَرَامٌ»
Sa‘īd ibn Abu Burdah narrated from his father from Abu Mūsā al-Ash‘arī that:
1. The Prophet sent him to Yemen. He [i.e. Abu Mūsā] asked him about certain drinks made there. The Prophet asked: ‘Which ones?’ He said: al-bit‘ and al-mizr. I asked Abu Burdah: What is al-bit‘? He said: Fermented honey, while al-mizr is fermented barley. 2. The Prophet said: Every intoxicant is forbidden.
Related by al-Bukhari, 4343.
Abu Mūsā, ‘Abdullāh ibn Qays ibn Salīm ibn Ḥuḍḍār ibn Ḥarb ibn ‘Āmir ibn al-Ash‘ar belonged to the Ash‘arī tribe. He was a prominent imam and renowned scholar. He was a companion of the Prophet who migrated twice, both to Abyssinia and to Madinah. He taught the people of Basrah, helping them to acquire an insight into Islam and teaching them the Qur’an and its recitation. His recitation of the Qur’an reflected a fine melodious voice. He died in Year 50 AH, 670 CE
