Gardens of the Righteous — Page 154
154. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS draught. The Holy Prophet said: Then take breath, but put away the vessel from your mouth (Tirmidhi). 769. Ibn Abbas relates that the Holy Prophet forbade breathing into or blowing upon a vessel from which one drinks (Tirmidhi). 114. . On Drinking Standing or Sitting 770. Ibn Abbas relates that he gave the Holy Prophet Zam Zam water to drink and he drank it standing (Bokhari and Muslim). 771. Nazal ibn Sabrah relates that Ali arrived at the Bab-ar-Rahbrah (Kufa) and drank water standing and said: I saw the Holy Prophet doing what you have seen me doing (Bokhari). 772. Ibn Umar relates: In the time of the Holy Prophet we ate walking and we drank standing (Tirmidhi). 773. Amr ibn Su'aib relates on the authority of his father and grandfather that they saw the Holy Prophet drink standing and sitting (Tirmidhi). 774. Anas relates that the Holy Prophet forbade a person drinking standing. Qatadah asked Anas: What about eating? He said: That would be worse (Muslim). Another version is that he reproved drinking standing. 775. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: No one of you should drink standing (Muslim). 115. . On Turns in Drinking 776. Abu Qatadah relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who serves drink to others should be the last to drink himself (Tirmidhi). 116. . On Drinking Vessels 777. Anas relates that the Holy Prophet was at Zaura. When the time of. Prayer approached, those whose houses were close by went over to wash and the rest remained with the Holy Prophet. A stone mug was brought for him in which there was some water. It was small enough for him to spread his hand over it. He performed his ablutions and it sufficed for all the others also. Anas