Hazrat Yazid, Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila, and Hazrat Abu Juhaifa narrate that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to give us "talaa" as a gift. The narrator says, I asked, what is this? They replied, We used to use it as a curry with bread and we would mix it with water. (That is, it was thick.)

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from Sulaim, who says that I heard Hazrat Anas saying that I drink extremely sweet syrup.

It is narrated from Hazrat Salim bin Salam. He says that I was present in the service of Hazrat Abu Umamah while he was drinking the syrup of Tala.

It is narrated from Hazrat Usman bin Qais, he says: On Friday, I went out with Jarir towards his bathhouse at the place of Aqool. Then food was brought to us, which we ate. Then honey and Tila’ were brought to us. Jarir said: You people drink the honey, and he himself drank the Tila’, and said: Drinking this (Tila’) will be considered strange among you, but it will not be considered strange from me. I asked, what kind of Tila’ is this? He replied: I can smell it from such and such a place, and (saying this) he pointed with his hand towards the group of people who were sitting the farthest away.

It is narrated from Mughira bin Muntashir, the nephew of Hazrat Masruq. The narrator says that I asked Mughira, "Did Hazrat Masruq drink talā?" He replied, "Yes. Hazrat Masruq used to cook it and then drink it."

It is narrated from Hazrat Nazr bin Anas, who says that Hazrat Abu Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah was on a journey of jihad when he arrived in the land of Syria. Hazrat Abu Ubaidah was told, "There is a drink here which the Christians drink during their fasts." The narrator says that then Hazrat Abu Ubaidah drank that beverage.

It is narrated from Hazrat Shurayh that Hazrat Khalid bin Walid used to drink tila in the land of Syria.

It is narrated from Hazrat Yahya bin Ubaid Abi Umar, he says that the mention of talā’ was made before Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them), and people also mentioned its cooking. So Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) said: Indeed, fire neither makes anything lawful nor unlawful, because it was lawful from the very beginning.

Hazrat Hakam narrates about Hazrat Shurayh that he used to drink extremely strong talā (a type of beverage).

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Bazimah narrates about Hazrat Abu Ubaidah that in the presence of Marwan, he used to drink such a potion that his cheeks would become red.