Zaid bin Aslam narrates that I used to prepare nabidh for Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) in the morning, which he would drink in the evening, and I used to prepare nabidh in the evening, which he would drink in the morning, but it was not allowed to ferment.

Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I drink this strong nabidh which digests the camel meat present in our stomachs.

Saeed bin Musayyib narrates that Nabidh was prepared for Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). On that occasion, when he was supposed to come but arrived late, Nabidh was presented to him which had become strong. So he called for a bowl, poured it into it, and then added water to it, thus reducing its intensity.

Saeed bin Musayyib narrates that the people of the Thaqif tribe brought nabidh to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), so Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) found that it had become strong, so he called for water and mixed it into it two or three times.

Amr bin Maymun narrates that I performed Hajj twice with Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and I heard him say: We drink nabidh so that the meat present in our stomachs does not harm us (i.e., so that it is properly digested).

The narrator named Saeed reports that once a Bedouin drank nabidh from the vessel of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he became intoxicated, so Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) carried out the prescribed punishment on him.

Uthman bin Abu al-As narrates that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by the vessel of a man from the tribe of Thaqif and said: Bring me this nabidh. It was brought to him, and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) took it and found it to be strong. So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever finds sharpness in this nabidh should reduce its intensity with water.

Utbah bin Farqad narrates that once I brought a tray of sweets to the service of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and I placed it before him. He opened one of them and asked: "O Utbah! Do all Muslims get this thing?" I replied: "No! This thing is only available to the rich people." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Take it away, I have no need for it." The narrator states: During this time, while I was present, he ordered food to be brought, and thick meat and hard bread were brought for him. I intended to eat that meat, thinking it was hump meat, but it was neck meat, so I kept chewing it in my mouth. When he became inattentive to me, I placed that meat between myself and the dining cloth. Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered for nabidh (a drink) to be brought, which was about to turn into vinegar. He mixed a little water in it, then left it for a while, then he gave me some to drink and drank some himself. Then he said: "O Utbah! Every day we cook camel meat, and the good meat from the haunch we serve to guests or common Muslims, and the neck meat, which does not become tender, we eat ourselves, as you have just seen. After that, we drink this nabidh so that the meat is digested in our stomachs."

Abdullah bin Mubarak narrates that Abdullah bin Umar Amri asked Imam Abu Hanifa (may Allah have mercy on him) about a drink, so he informed him that people have narrated to us this hadith from your father, that he said: If you have doubt about this, then break its strength with water. So Abdullah bin Umar Amri said to him: When you are certain about this matter, then do not waver in it.

It is narrated about Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, that he administered the full punishment of lashes to a person as a hadd because the smell of alcohol was found from his mouth.