Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

كتـــــاب أدب الطعام

Chapter 15: Permission to Drink While Standing

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Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

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An-Nazzal bin Sabrah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

'Ali bin Abu Talib (May Allah be pleased with him) arrived at Bab Ar-Rahbah (in Kufah) and drank water in a standing posture. Then he said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) doing what you have seen me doing."[Al-Bukhari].

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Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported

During the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) we would eat while walking and would drink while standing.[At- Tirmidhi].

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'Amr bin Shu'aib on the authority of his father and grandfather reported

I saw Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) drink standing, or sitting.[At-Tirmidhi].

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Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade us from drinking while standing. Qatadah reported: "We asked him: 'What about eating?"' He said: "That is even worse, (or may be he said) more detestable."Another narration is: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reprimanded [us] for drinking while standing.[Muslim].

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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "None of you should drink standing; and if any one forgets, he must vomit."[Muslim].

Chapter 16: Excellence of the Cupbearer Drinking Last

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Abu Qatadah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

[At-Tirmidhi].

Chapter 17: Permissibility of Drinking Water from all Types of Clean Vessels Except Those of Gold and Silver

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Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. This is Al-Bukhari's version.

In Muslim's version "'that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) called for a container of water so he was given a vessel that had some water.' Anas said 'Then I started looking at the water spouting from his fingers. Then I estimated (the persons) and they were between seventy and eighty.'"

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'Abdullah bin Zaid (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

The Prophet (ﷺ) visited us and we brought water for him in a brass vessel for his ablution and he performed ablution.[Al- Bukhari].

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Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) visited the house of a man of the Ansar with one of his Companions and said to him, "If you have some water in the water-skin left over from last night, give it to us for drinking; otherwise, we shall drink from some stream directly."[Al- Bukhari].

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Hudhaifah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited us from wearing brocade or silk and drinking out of gold or silver vessels and said, "These are meant for them (disbelievers) in this world and for you in the Hereafter."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

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Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who drinks from the vessel of silver kindles the Fire (of Hell) in his belly."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].A narration in Muslim is: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Surely, he who eats or drinks in gold and silver vessels fills his belly with Hell-fire."