It is narrated from Zadhan, he says: I said to Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), tell me about those things among the drinks from which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade. Explain them in your own language and then clarify them in our language, because your language is a bit different from ours. So he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade (making nabidh) in hantam, that is, earthen jars, in dubba’ (gourd vessels), in muzaffat, that is, pitch-coated vessels, and in naqir, that is, vessels made by hollowing out date-palm wood. And he commanded that nabidh be made in water skins.

`Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that Nabidh used to be prepared for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in a waterskin, and when a waterskin was not available, it was prepared in a stone jar. Some said that I heard from Abu az-Zubair, he used to say that the jar was made of stone.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: I had forbidden you from (using) vessels, but nothing becomes lawful or unlawful because of vessels, and every intoxicating thing is unlawful.

`Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade making nabidh in certain vessels, the noble Companions submitted that not all people have access to the vessels in which making nabidh is permitted. So, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) allowed making nabidh in all vessels except for the muzaffat, that is, the oil-coated pitcher.

`Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that Nabidh would be soaked for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) at the beginning of the night, and he (peace be upon him) would drink it in the morning, then on the second night, then in the morning, then on the third night, then from morning till Asr. After that, whatever remained, he (peace be upon him) would give it to the servant to drink or would order it to be poured away.

Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) says: We used to soak nabidh (a drink) for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in a waterskin and tie a knot in it. There was a hole in it. In the morning we would soak it and at night he (peace be upon him) would drink it, and at night we would soak it and he (peace be upon him) would drink it in the morning.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about making vinegar from wine. He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "No."

It is narrated from Wa'il Hadhrami that Tariq bin Suwaid Jufi (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about wine, so he (peace be upon him) forbade (or disliked) its making. He (Tariq) said: I make it for medicinal purposes. The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied: No, it is not a medicine, rather it is a disease.

Sayyiduna Abu Humayd Sa‘idi (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I brought a bowl of milk from Naqi‘ to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), which was not covered. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Why did you not cover it? (If you had nothing to cover it with,) you could have placed a stick across it. Abu Humayd (the narrator of the hadith) says: We were instructed to tie up the water skins and close the doors at night.

Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: When night falls, or he said: When you enter the evening, keep your children inside (the houses), for at that time the devils spread out. Then when a part of the night has passed, let them go, and mention the name of Allah and close the doors, for the devil does not open a closed door. And mention the name of Allah when tying the mouth of your water skins, and cover your vessels, mentioning the name of Allah. (If you do not find anything to cover the vessels except to place a stick across them in width, then do so), and extinguish your lamps.