Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade the delegation of the tribe of ‘Abd al-Qays from drinking nabidh (fermented drink) in dubba’, hantam, muzaffat, naqir, and water skins. He said: Prepare nabidh in your water skins, seal their mouths, and drink it as long as it is sweet and pure. One man said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! Will you permit me just this much? Here, the narrator named Nadr indicated with his palm. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Then you will make it this much. Here, the narrator named Nadr indicated with his span.

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The questioner’s saying,“Permit me just this much,”by this he meant to ask for permission to prepare a small amount of nabidh in dubba’, hantam, and other such vessels. But the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not permit him, because there was a fear that he would increase it and make it as much as a span, and then it would reach the level of an intoxicant and he would drink it.