Chapters on Drinks

كتاب الأشربة

Chapter 21: Drinking while standing up

‘Asimnarrated from Sha’bi, from Ibn ‘Abbas who said

“I drew waterfrom Zamzam for the Prophet (ﷺ) and he drank standing up.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Abi ‘Amrah, from a grandmotherofhis who was called Kabshah Al-Ansariyyah, that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) entered upon her, and there was a water skin hangingthere. Hedrank from it while standing, and she cut off the mouth ofthe waterskin, seeking the blessing of the place where the mouth oftheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) had been.

Chapter 23: Breathing into the vessel

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade breathing into the vessel.”

Chapter 25: Drinking from one’s hand and lapping up water (like an animal)

It wasnarrated from ‘Asim bin Muhammad bin Zaid bin ‘Abdullah, fromhisfather, that his grandfather said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade us to drink while (lying) on our bellies, lapping up water,and he forbade us to drink from one hand only. He said: ‘None ofyoushould lap up water as a dog does, and he should not drink waterfromone hand as the people with whom Allah is angry do, and heshould notdrink from a vessel at night without stirring it first,unless thevessel was covered. Whoever drinks from his hand when heis able todrink from a vessel, with the intention of humility, Allahwill recordgood deeds equivalent to the number of fingers for him.It (i.e., thehand) is the vessel of ‘Eisa bin Maryam, (as) when hethrew away thecup and said: ‘Ugh! That belongs to this world.’”

It wasnarrated that Jabir bin ‘Abdullah said

“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) entered upon a man among the Ansar when he was wateringhisgarden. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: ‘If you have anywater that has been kept overnight in a water skin, then give us someto drink, otherwise we will drink by putting out mouths in thebasin.’He said: ‘I have water that has been kept in a waterskin. So he wentand we went with him, to the shelter, where hemilked a sheep for himand (mixed it with) the water that had beenkept overnight in a waterskin. He drank from it, then he didlikewise for his Companion who waswith him.”

Chapter 26: The one who serves water to others should be the last one to drink from it

It wasnarrated from Abu Qatadah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“The oen who serves water to others should be the last one to drinkfrom it.”

Chapter 27: Drinking from a glass

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)hada glass cup from which he would drink.”

Chapter 15: Nabidh made in (earthenware) jars

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said

“Is anyone of you incapable oftakinga water skin from the skin of her sacrifice each year?” Thenshesaid: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade making Nabidh in(earthenware) jars, and in such and such, and such and such, exceptfor vinegar.”

Chapter 16: Covering vessels

It wasnarrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said

“Cover your vessels, tie your water skins, extinguish yourlamps and lock your doors, for Satan does not untie a water skin,opena door or uncover a vessel. If a person cannot find anything butastick with which to cover his vessel and mention the Name of Allah,then let him do so. And the mouse could set fire to the house withitspeople inside.”

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)commanded us to cover our vessels, tie up our water skins and turnover our vessels.”

Chapter 17: Drinking from a silver vessel

It wasnarrated that Hudhaifah said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbadedrinking from vessels of gold and silver. He said: “They areforthem in this world and for you in the Hereafter.’”

It wasnarrated from ‘Aishah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

“Whoeverdrinks from a silver vessel, it is as if he is swallowing Hell-fireinto his belly.”

Chapter 22: When drinking, the (vessel) should be passed around to the right

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)wasbrought some milk mixed with water. On his right there was aBedouinand on his left was Abu Bakr. He drank some, then he gave itto theBedouin and said

“Pass it around to the right.”

Chapter 24: Blowing into the drink

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade blowing into the vessel.”

Chapter 12: Description of Nabidh and how it is drunk

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said

“Nabidh would be made for theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he would drink it on the same day, orthenext day, or the third day, and if there was any left he wouldthrowit away or give orders that it was to be thrown away.”

It wasnarrated that Jabir bin ‘Abdullah said

“Nabidh would be madeforthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in a vessel of stone.”

Chapter 13: The prohibition of making Nabidh in certain vessels

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade making Nabidh in Naqir, Muzaffat, Dubba’, and Hantamah. Andhesaid: ‘Every intoxicant is unlawful.”*

It wasnarrated that Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri said

“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) forbade drinking from Hantam, Dubba’ and Naqir.

Chapter 14: Concessions regarding that

It wasnarrated from Ibn Buraidah from his father that the Prophet(ﷺ)said

“I used to forbid you to use certain vessels, but now makeNabidh in them, but avoid all intoxicants.”

It wasnarrated from Ibn Mas’ud that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“Iused to forbid you from making Nabidh in certain vessels, butavessel does not make something unlawful. All intoxicants areunlawful.”