Hadith on Manners: Permission to drink standing up

Ibn Abbas reported: I gave Zamzam water to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he drank it while standing.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1637, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2027

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

Imam Ibn al-Tin commented, “The Prophet did that to make clear it is permissible.”

Source: al-Tawḍīḥ li-Sharḥ al-Jāmiʻ al-Ṣaḥīḥ 27/199

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ سَقَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ زَمْزَمَ فَشَرِبَ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ

1637 صحيح البخاري كتاب الحج باب ما جاء في زمزم

2027 صحيح مسلم كتاب الأشربة باب في الشرب من زمزم قائما

وَقَالَ ابْنُ التِّينِ فِعْلُهُ ذَلِكَ لِبَيَانِ الْجَوَازِ

27/199 التوضيح لشرح الجامع الصحيح

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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