Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُصْعَبُ بْنُ سَلَّامٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَجْلَحُ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ بِهَا أَشْرِبَةً فَمَا أَشْرَبُ وَمَا أَدَعُ قَالَ وَمَا هِيَ قُلْتُ الْبِتْعُ وَالْمِزْرُ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا هُوَ فَقَالَ مَا الْبِتْعُ وَمَا الْمِزْرُ قَالَ أَمَّا الْبِتْعُ فَنَبِيذُ الذُّرَةِ يُطْبَخُ حَتَّى يَعُودَ بِتْعًا وَأَمَّا الْمِزْرُ فَنَبِيذُ الْعَسَلِ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تَشْرَبَنَّ مُسْكِرًا.
English Translation
Mus'ab b. Sallam told us: al-Ajlah told us, from Abu Bakr b. Abi Musa, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sent me to Yemen, so I said, "O Messenger of Allah, there are certain drinks there - what should I drink and what should I avoid?" He said, "What are they?" I said, "Al-bit' and al-mizr." The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, did not know what they were, so he said, "What is al-bit' and what is al-mizr?" I said, "As for al-bit', it is a fermented drink of corn, cooked until it becomes bit'; and as for al-mizr, it is a fermented drink of honey." The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "Do not drink anything intoxicating."