And regarding the one who said: "Every intoxicating drink is forbidden," and the opinion of ‘Umar, Abu ‘Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah, and Mu‘adh (may Allah be pleased with them) was that when a drink (tila) is cooked until one third remains, then there is no harm in drinking it. And al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib and Abu Juhaifah (may Allah be pleased with them both) drank it even when half remained after cooking. Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "You may drink the syrup as long as it is fresh." ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I have detected the smell of a drink from the mouth of ‘Ubaydullah (his son); I will ask him about it. If the drink proves to be intoxicating, I will enforce the prescribed punishment on him."

Narrated Abu Al-Juwairiyya: I asked Ibn `Abbas about Al-Badhaq. He said, "Muhammad prohibited alcoholic drinks before It was called Al-Badhaq (by saying), 'Any drink that intoxicates is unlawful.' I said, 'What about good lawful drinks?' He said,'Apart from what is lawful and good, all other things are unlawful and not good (unclean Al-Khabith).

Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet used to like sweet edible things and honey.