Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that water mixed with dried dates was prepared for the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He would drink it on that day, the next day, and until the evening of the third day. After that, he would order that it be given to someone else to drink or that it be poured away.

Ikrimah narrates that a man asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about the Nabidh of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: The Nabidh that was prepared at night, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would drink it during the day, and the one that was prepared during the day, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would drink it at night.

Ibrahim bin Sa’d says: I went to Sufyan and I asked him, or he was asked about nabidh. He said: Eat dates and then drink water afterwards; nabidh will be formed in your stomach.

Suhayrah bint Jaifar says: We performed Hajj, then we returned to Madinah and came to Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyidah Safiyyah bint Huyayy (may Allah be pleased with her). We found women from Kufa present with her. They said to us: If you wish, you may ask questions and we will listen, or if you wish, we will ask questions and you listen. We said: You ask questions. They inquired about matters related to husband and wife and menstruation, and then they asked about nabidh (a drink) made in pitchers (and jars, etc.). Sayyidah Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: O people of Iraq! You have asked repeatedly about nabidh made in pitchers. There is no harm for you in cooking dates, then crushing them by hand, straining them, and putting them in a waterskin, then tying its strap. When it becomes pleasant, drink it and give it to your husband to drink as well.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Firoz Dailami (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! We are owners of grapes, now the prohibition of wine has been revealed, so what should we do with the grapes? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Make raisins from them. He said: Then what should we do with the raisins? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Soak them in water in the morning and drink it with the evening meal, and soak them in water in the evening and drink it in the morning. I said: You know which people we are from, among them only we have believed, our people have not believed, and you know that we live among a disbelieving people, so who is our guardian? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty and His Messenger. I said: O Messenger of Allah! That is sufficient for me.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us, and Sayyiduna Usama (may Allah be pleased with him) was riding behind him. We served him nabidh prepared in a waterskin, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) drank it and said: "It is very good; prepare nabidh in this manner."

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Nabidh used to be prepared for the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a waterskin; when a waterskin was not available, Nabidh would be prepared in a stone vessel. And the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade preparing Nabidh in vessels made from gourds, in hollowed-out trunks, in earthen pots, and in tar-coated vessels.

Husayn bin Abdullah and Dawud bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Abbas both narrate with some variation that a man called out to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) while people were sitting around him. He said: Do you use nabidh out of desire to act upon the Sunnah, or do you find it easier to use than milk and honey? Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the house of Sayyiduna Abbas and said: Give me something to drink. They said: Nabidh has been prepared, but it has been mixed with fingers and is somewhat dirty; shall we not give you milk or honey instead? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Give me to drink what you are giving to the people. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came, and with him were some of the Muhajirun and Ansar. Two water skins of nabidh were brought. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his blessed head quickly while drinking and said: You have done well; prepare it like this. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The expression of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) approval in this matter is more beloved to me than if these valleys were to flow with milk and honey.

Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to Yemen. I said: O Messenger of Allah! There are some (specific) drinks found there, which of them may I drink and which should I avoid? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Which (drinks) are those? I said: They are Bit’ and Mizr. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not recognize what they were, so he asked: What is Bit’ and Mizr? I said: Bit’ is a beverage made from corn, it is cooked until it becomes Bit’, and the beverage made from honey is called Mizr. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then, do not drink any intoxicating beverage.

(Second narration) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari and Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with them both) as representatives towards Yemen and instructed them: Make things easy, do not make things difficult; give glad tidings, do not make people averse; and work together in agreement, do not differ with each other. Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! We are in a land where wine is made from honey, which is called "bit'", and wine is made from barley, which is called "mizr". The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Every intoxicating thing is forbidden.