It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: When the command prohibiting wine was revealed, the people said: "O Messenger of Allah! What about our brothers who died while they used to drink it?" The narrator says: Then this verse was revealed: "There is no sin upon those who believe and do righteous deeds for what they ate (before the command came)." [Surah al-Ma'idah: 93] This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the command prohibiting wine was revealed, the Jews said: "Did your brothers who died not drink it?!" So Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: "There is no sin upon those who believe and do righteous deeds for what they ate (before the command came)." [Surah al-Ma'idah: 93] . Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It was said to me: 'You are among them.'" This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it (with these words); they only agreed, through the narration of Shu'bah, on a brief hadith of Sayyiduna al-Bara (may Allah be pleased with him) with this meaning.