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The first narration: Yaghub Bin Sofyan Fasvi

Yaghub Bin Sofyan (died in 277 A.H.)that is one of students Ahmad Bin Hanbel ( died in 241 A.H.), Ahmad is the student of Vakie, narrates that Ahmad said
وقد سئل أحمد بن حنبل: إذا اختلف وكیع وعبد الرحمن بن مهدی بقول من تأخذ؟ فقال: عبد الرحمن یوافق أكثر وخاصة سفیان كان معنیا بحدیث سفیان وعبد الرحمن یسلم علیه السلف ویجتنب شرب المسكر.
Ahmad Bin Hanbel was asked '' if Vakie Bin Abd Al-Rahman Bin Mahdi disagree with each other in narrating narrations, which one of them will you believe in his narrations?
He answered '' mostly, the remarks of Abd Al-Rahman are right especially in narrating from Sofyan because Abd Al-Rahman had special attention toward Sofyan. Self (the dignitaries in the past) was safe from Abd Al-Rahman (he did not abuse them) and Abd Al-Rahman did not eat whatever made them drunk.
The meaning of the remark of Ahmad Bin Hanbel is that Vakie Bin Jarah drank alcoholic drinks because if Vakie had not had these features, it would have been meaningless that Ahmad referred to the superiority of Abd Al-Rahman Bin Mahdi to him about this feature. Moreover, if he had drunk wine before he had narrated any narrations, it could not have effected on the validity and the falsity of his narrations.
Consequently, this narration proves that he drank wine and he narrated his narrations when he drank wine. The document of the narration about Ahmad is valid because Fasva has narrated from Ahmad Bin Hanbel directly and both of them are the best Mohadesan and the Sunni narrators.

The second narration: Khatib Baghdadi

He narrates in the book '' history''
قرأت على التنوخی عن أبی الحسن أحمد بن یوسف بن یعقوب بن إسحاق بن البهلول الأنباری قال حدثنی أبی قال حدثنی جدی إسحاق بن البهلول قال قدم علینا وكیع بن الجراح فنزل فی المسجد على الفرات فكنت أصیر إلیه لاستماع الحدیث منه فطلب منی نبیذا فجئته بمخیسة لیلا فأقبلت أقرأ علیه الحدیث وهو یشرب فلما نفذ ما كنت جئته به أطفأ السراج فقلت له: ما هذا؟ فقال: لو زدتنا لزدناك.
I read the narration in the presence of Tanukhi. Abu Al-Hsan Ahmad Bin Yusef Bin Yaghub from his father and he has narrated from his grandfather, Ishagh Bin Bahlul, that said '' Vakie Bin Jarah came to us and he resided in the mosque beside Forat. I went to him in order to hear the narration. He asked me Nabiz (the wine of raisin). In the time of night, I brought ripe wine for him. I recited narrations (from his pamphlets) and he also drank wine. When he drank all of wine, he turned off the light (so that I could not read). I said to him '' why are you behaving in this way?'' he said '' if you had brought me more wine, we would have let you read more narrations.
 

Analyzing the document of the narration

Al-Tanukhi, the master of Khatib Baghdadi

Zahabi has said about him
5926 [ 5947 ] علی بن المحسن أبو القاسم التنوخی سماعاته صحیحة... قلت محله الصدق والستر.
Ali Bin Mohsen Tanukhi has heard narrations properly. He is honest and pious.
Al-Zahabi Al-Shafei, Shams Al-Din Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ben Ahmad Ben Osman (died in 748 hejira), Mizan Al-Etedal Fi Naghd Al-Rejal, v 5 p 184, Researched by: Al-Sheikh Ali Muhammad Moavez and Al-Sheikh Adel Ahmad Abd Al-Mojud, Published by: Dar Al-Kotob Al-Elmie, Beirut, First Edition, 1995
 

Ahmad Bin Yusef Bin Yaghub

Ibn Asir has said about him

وفیها توفی أحمد بن یوسف بن یعقوب بن البهلول... وكان عابدا محدثا ثقة.
In this year, Ahmad Bin Yusef Bin Yaghub passed away and Abed was Mohades and a reliable person.
 

Yusef Bin Yaghub Bin Ishagh Bin Bahul

Khatib Baghdadi has said about him
یوسف بن یعقوب بن إسحاق بن البهلول... وكان ثقة
Yusef Bin Yaghub was reliable.
Al-Baghdadi, Abubakr Ahmad Ben Ali Ben Thabet Al-Khatib (died in 463 hejira), Tarikh Baghdad, v 14 p 321, no 7644, Published by: Dar Al-Kotob Al-Elmie, Beirut

Ishagh Bin Bahul

Khatib Baghdadi has said about him
إسحاق بن البهلول... وكان ثقة... وقال عبد الرحمن بن أبى حاتم سألت أبى عن إسحاق بن بهلول الأنباری فقال صدوق.
Ishagh Bein Bahul was reliable. Abd Al-Rahman Bin Abi Hatem says '' I asked my father about him and he said '' he ishonest''.
Hence, the document of the narration is valid and it demonstrates that Vakie drank wine along with narrating Hadith.

The third narration:

Khatib Baghdadi narrates in this way
أخبرنا هلال بن محمد الحفار أخبرنا إسماعیل بن محمد الصفار حدثنا جعفر بن محمد یعنی الطیالسی قال: سمعت یحیى بن معین یقول: سمعت رجلا سأل وكیعا فقال:یا أبا سفیان شربت البارحة نبیذا فرأیت فیما یرى النائم كأن رجلا یقول إنك شربت خمرا، فقال وكیع: ذاك الشیطان
Yahya Bin Moein said '' I heard that a person was talking to Vakie and he said to him '' O' Aba Sofyan! I drank Nabiz (the wine of raison) last night. I saw in my dream that they said to me '' you have drunk some alcoholic drink''. Vakie said '' the person that said this remark was Satan! (In other words, Nabiz is not Haram).
 

Halal Bin Muhammad Hafar

Zahabi has said about him
الحفار الشیخ الصدوق مسند بغداد أبو الفتح هلال بن محمد.
Hafar was an honest master and Mosnad of Baghdad (a person that all gave him documents).

Ismaeil Bin Muhammad Bin Ismaeil Bin Saleh Bin Abd Al-Saleh

إسماعیل بن محمد بن إسماعیل بن صالح بن عبد الرحمن الصفار الثقة الإمام النحوی المشهور حدث عن الحسن بن عرفة وأحمد بن منصور الزیادی والكبار وانتهى إلیه علو الإسناد روى عنه الدارقطنی وابن مندة والحاكم ووثقوه.
Ismaeil Bin Muhammad was a reliable person, Imam and the famous scientist of the science of syntax. All of the valuable documents come from him. Dar Ghatani, Ibn Mende and Hakem have narrated narrations from him and they have Tosikh him.

Jafar Bin Muhammad Bin Usman Al-Tayalesi

جعفر بن محمد بن أبی عثمان الحافظ المجود أبو الفضل الطیالسی البغدادی.. قال أحمد بن المنادى كان مشهورا بالاتقان والحفظ والصدق قال الخطیب كان ثقة ثبتا حسن الخط صعب الأخذ مات فی رمضان سنة اثنتین وثمانین ومائتین.
Jafar Bin Muhammad was a hafez that memorized well. Ahmad Bin Monadi has said '' he was honest and a famous Hafez''. Khatib has said '' he was reliable and he had very nice handwriting''.
 

Yahya Bin Moein

یحیى بن معین. هو الامام الحافظ الجهبذ شیخ المحدثین أبو زكریا یحیى بن معین... قال عبد الرحمن بن أبی حاتم سئل أبی عن یحیى فقال امام. قال النسائی أبو زكریا أحد الائمة فی الحدیث ثقة مأمون.
Yahya Bin Moein was a leader, Hafez and Jahbez (he was an educated person and a scientist and he was able to recognize good features from bad ones. this is a Persian word. he was the master of Mohadesin. Abd Al-Rahman Bin Abi Hatem says '' I asked my father about him''. He said '' he is Imam''. Nasaee has said '' he is one of leaders in the science of Hadith and he was reliable.
 

The fourth narration: Khatib Baghdadi

أخبرنا بن الفضل أخبرنا دعلج أخبرنا أحمد بن علی الأبار حدثنا محمد بن یحیى قال: قال: نعیم بن حماد: تعشینا عند وكیع أو قال: تغدینا فقال أی شیء تریدون أجیئكم به نبیذ الشیوخ أو نبیذ الفتیان؟ قال: قلت: تتكلم بهذا قال هو عندی أحل من ماء الفرات قلت له: ماء الفرات لم یختلف فیه وقد اختلف فی هذا.
It has been narrated from Naeim Ben '' we ate dinner or lunch with Vakie. Then he said '' what do I bring for you? Do I bring the wine of the old people or the wine of young people? '' I said '' are you talking about wine?'' he answered '' my wine is more delicious than the water of Forat''. I said '' there is no disagreement that water is delicious, but there is disagreement about whether wine is dissolvable or not.

Muhammad Bin Al-Hussein Bin Al-Fazl

القطان. الشیخ العالم الثقة المسند أبو الحسین محمد بن الحسین ابن محمد بن الفضل البغدادی القطان الأزرق. وحدث عنه البیهقی والخطیب ومحمد بن هبة الله اللالكائی وأبو عبد الله الثقفی وجماعة سواهم. وهو مجمع على ثقته.
Al-Ghatan was a master, a scientist and a reliable person. Beihaghi, Khatib and …have narrated a narration from him. All of the scientists of the science of men agree unanimously that he is reliable.

Daalj Bin Ahmad

دعلج. دعلج بن أحمد بن دعلج بن عبد الرحمن المحدث الحجة الفقیه الإمام أبو محمد السجستانی ثم البغدادی التاجر ذو الأموال العظیمة... قال أبو سعید بن یونس حدث بمصر وكان ثقة... وقال الحاكم دعلج الفقیه شیخ أهل الحدیث فی عصره...
Daalj was A Mohades, a Hojat (a person has memorized three hundred thousand Hadiths), jurisprudent and Imam. Abu Saeid Bin Yunes has said '' he narrated narrations in Egypt and he was relaible''. Hakem has said '' Daalj was jurisprudent and the master of Mohadesin in his time.

Ahmad Bin Ali Al-Abar

الأبار. الحافظ المتقن الإمام الربانی أبو العباس أحمد بن علی بن مسلم الأبار من علماء الأثر ببغداد... قال الخطیب كان ثقة حافظا متقنا حسن المذهب. وقال جعفر الخلدی كان الأبار من أزهد الناس.
Ahmad Bin Ali was a permanent Hafez, the leader of Rabanei and the scientists of the science of Hadith in Baghdad. Khatib has said '' he was a reliable person and a permanent Hafez. Jafe Khaldi has said '' he was on the most pious persons''.
 

Muhammad Bin Yahya

He was one of narrators of Bokhari, Mosalam and other Sehah Sete

الذهلی. محمد بن یحیى بن عبدالله بن خالد بن فارس بن ذؤیب الإمام العلامة الحافظ البارع شیخ الإسلام وعالم أهل المشرق وإمام أهل الحدیث بخراسان أبو عبدالله الذهلی مولاهم النیسابوری... وقال الخطیب كان أحد الأئمة العارفین والحفاظ المتقنین صنف حدیث الزهری وجوده وكان أحمد بن حنبل یثنی علیه وینشر فضله... قال زنجویه بن محمد كنت أسمع مشایخنا یقولون الحدیث الذی لا یعرفه محمد بن یحیى لا یعبأ به... قال ابن أبی حاتم كتب أبی عن محمد بن یحیى بالری وهو ثقة صدوق إمام من أئمة المسلمین وثقه أبی وسمعته یقول هو إمام أهل زمانه... وقال النسائی ثقة مأمون. وقال ابن أبی داود حدثنا محمد بن یحیى وكان أمیر المؤمنین فی الحدیث.
Muhammad Bin Yahaya Zehli was a leader, Alame, a Hafez, a pious person, the Sheikh of the Islam and the scientist of the eastern people and the leader of Mohadesin in Khorasan (one of cities in Iran). Khatib has said '' he was one of educated leaders and one of permanent Hafezs ''. Ahmad Bin Hanbel praised him and stated his virtues. Zanjuye has said '' I heard that my masters said '' the Hadith that Muhammad Bin Yahya does not recognize has no worth paying attention. Ibn Abi Hatam has said '' my father narrated narrations from him in Rei (one of cities in Iran) and he was an honest person and he was the leader of leaders of the Muslims. My father tosikh him and I heard that he said '' he was the leader of the people in his time'' Nasaee has said about him '' he was reliable and honest''. Ibn Abi Davud has said'' Muhammad Bin Yahya Amir Al-Momenin in the science of Hadith.

Naeim Bin Hemad

He was one of narrators of Bokhar.
There are two different points of views about him. Some have Tosikh him and they have considered him as one of Imam of Alam and some have weakened him. However, Shams Al-Din Zahabi has mentioned his name in the book ''
«ذكر من تكلم فیه وهو موثق»
نعیم بن حماد خ مقرونا د ت ق حافظ وثقه أحمد وجماعة واحتج به البخاری...
Naeim Bin Hemad was Hafez. Ahmad Bin Hanbel and some persons have tosikh him. Bokhari reasoned to his narration (he has narrated from him in '' Sahih Bokhari'' as a document''.

Then he has narrated some weak points about him.
He has written in the book '' Alam Al-Nobala''
نعیم بن حماد بن معاویة. ابن الحارث بن همام بن سلمة بن مالك الإمام العلامة الحافظ أبو عبد الله الخزاعی المروزی الفرضی الأعور صاحب التصانیف...
قال أبو بكر الخطیب یقال إن أول من جمع المسند وصنفه نعیم. یوسف بن عبد الله الخوارزمی سألت أحمد بن حنبل عن نعیم بن حماد فقال لقد كان من الثقات... إبراهیم بن عبد الله بن الجنید سمعت یحیى بن معین وسئل عن نعیم فقال ثقة... قال أبو زكریا نعیم ثقة صدوق رجل صدق أنا أعرف الناس به كان رفیقی بالبصرة كتب عن روح خمسین ألف حدیث... قال أحمد العجلی نعیم بن حماد ثقة مروزی... وقال أبو حاتم محله الصدق.
Naeim Bin Hemad was Imam, Alame and Hafez. Khatib Baghdadi has said '' the first person that collected the narrations of Mosnad was Naeim Bin Emad''. Yusef Bin Abdullah Kharezmi has said '' I asked Ahmad about Naeim Bin Hemad ''. He said '' indeed, he is one of Saghat''. Ibrahim Bin Abdullah has said '' I heard that Yahya Bin Moein said about Naeim '' he is reliable''. Abu Zakaria has said '' Naeim was reliable and honest. He told the truth and I know him more than others. He was my friend in Basre. He had written fifty thousand Hadiths about the soul. Ahmad Ajali has said '' Naeim Bin Hemad was reliable''. Abu Hatem has said '' he was honest''.
 

Other narrations

Zahabi has said in different books that he drank wine. He has narrated this matter narrating from other Sunni scientists
وقد روى غیر واحد أن وكیعاً كان یترخص فی شرب النبیذ.
A lot of narrators have narrated '' Vakie did not prohibit eating Nabiz''.
Several narrators have narrated '' Vakie did not prohibit drinking the wine of raisin''.
He has written in other parts '' he narrates that Abu Saeid Ashaj said
وقال أبو سعید الأشج كنت عند وكیع فجاءه رجل یدعوه إلى عرس فقال أثم نبیذ قال لا قال لا نحضر عرسا لیس فیه نبیذ قال فإنی آتیكم به فقام.
Abu Saeid Ashaj said '' when I was in the presence of Vakie, someone invited him to the wedding ceremony. He asked '' will Nabiz be served in the ceremony''. He answered '' no''. He said '' I will not take part in the wedding ceremony that Nabiz will not be served''. He said '' I will serve Nabiz for you''. Therefore, Vakie took part in the ceremony.

حدثت عن أبی الحسن الدارقطنی قال حدثنی القاضی أبو الحسن محمد بن صالح بن علی بن أم شیبان الهاشمی قال حدثنی أبی قال حدثنا أبو عبد الرحمن سفیان بن وكیع بن الجراح قال حدثنی أبی قال كان أبی وكیع یصوم الدهر... ثم یدخل إلى منزله فیقدم إلیه إفطاره وكان یفطر على نحو عشرة أرطال من الطعام ثم یقدم له قربة فیها نحو من عشرة أرطال نبیذ فیشرب منها ما طاب له على طعامه ثم یجعلها بین یدیه ویقوم فیصلی ورده من اللیل وكلما صلى ركعتین أو أكثر من شفع أو وتر شرب منها حتى ینفذها ثم ینام.
It has been narrated from the child of Vakie '' my father fasted. They brought ten Retell (each Retell includes two and half kilogram) food for him in the time of Eftar( breaking a fast) and he broke his fast with it. Then they brought him a musk that included about ten Retell the wine of raison. He drank however much he liked. Then he put it beside himself, stood and prayed. Whenever he fulfilled two rokats (unit of Moslem prayer) of his prayer or more, he drank some it until the musk became empty. Then he went to his bed.

Of course, there are other narrations about his drinking wine, but we have mentioned only these narrations briefly.
Consequently, Vakie Bin Al-Jerah was the narrator of the Sunni Sehah Sete, drank alcoholic drinks and did not prohibit drinking alcoholic drinks. The Sunni scientists have narrated narrations from him.