Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاسْتَسْقَى مَاءً فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَلَا أَسْقِيكَ نَبِيذًا قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ فَخَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ يَسْعَى قَالَ فَجَاءَ بِإِنَاءٍ فِيهِ نَبِيذٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَلَا خَمَّرْتَهُ وَلَوْ أَنْ تَعْرُضَ عَلَيْهِ عُودًا قَالَ ثُمَّ شَرِبَ.
English Translation
Abu Mu'awiyah told us: al-A'mash told us, from Abu Salih, from Jabir, who said: We were with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he asked for water to drink. A man said: "Shall I not give you nabidh (a date drink) to drink?" He said: "Yes." The man went off running and brought a vessel containing nabidh. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Why did you not cover it, even if only by placing a stick across it?" He said: Then he drank.