3734 — ʿUthmān ibn Abī Shaybah narrated to us, Abū Muʿāwiyah narrated to us, al-Aʿmash narrated to us, from Abū Ṣāliḥ, from Jābir, who said: We were with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he asked for something to drink. A man from the people said, "Shall we give you nabīdh to drink?" He said, "Yes." He said: So the man went out quickly and came back with a cup containing nabīdh. 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."

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It was also recorded by al-Bukhārī (3316) and al-Tirmidhī (3068) via the chain of Ḥammād ibn Zayd, with this same chain of transmission. Al-Tirmidhī did not mention in his narration the holding back of the boys at the evening meal.
It was also recorded by al-Bukhārī (3280) and (3304), and Muslim (2012) via the chain of Ibn Jurayj, from ʿAṭāʾ ibn Abī Rabāḥ; and al-Bukhārī (3304) and Muslim (2012) via the chain of Ibn Jurayj, from ʿAmr ibn Dīnār — both from Jābir.
It is also found in the Musnad of Aḥmad (14898) and (15167), and in Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān (1276). See the two preceding narrations.

(1) Its chain of transmission is sound. However, in this narration of Abū Muʿāwiyah there is an error, for he said in it: "Shall we give you nabīdh to drink?" whereas the narration of the majority from al-Aʿmash mentions milk instead of nabīdh. The narration of the majority is supported by the ḥadīth of Abū al-Zubayr from Jābir in Aḥmad (14137) and (23608), and al-Nasāʾī in al-Kubrā (6599).
It was also recorded by Muslim (2011) via the chain of Abū Muʿāwiyah, with this same chain of transmission.
It was also recorded by al-Bukhārī (5605) and Muslim (2011) via the chain of Jarīr ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd, and al-Bukhārī (5606) via the chain of Ḥafṣ ibn Ghiyāth — both from al-Aʿmash, from Abū Ṣāliḥ and Abū Sufyān, from Jābir, with the wording: Abū Ḥumayd came with a cup of milk from al-Naqīʿ…
It is also found in the Musnad of Aḥmad (14367) via Abū Muʿāwiyah, and (14974) via the chain of Maʿmar — both from al-Aʿmash.
See the three narrations preceding this one.