Drinking
There are five sunnats of drinking:
1. Never drink from a bottle (carbon dioxide is released
in the bottle).
2. Do not drink from the mug's cleft and do not breathe
in the beverage.
3. Drink in three drafts. (sips). The Holy Prophet
has said:
"The water
quenches the thirst and is sanitary."
4. Invoke Allah (s.w) when you drink and praise him when
you finish. It is reported in a hadith that the
Holy Prophet
said:
"Do not drink
the water in one draft just like camels but drink it in one or three gushes,
and invoke
Allah (s.w) when you drink and praise him when you finish."
5. Do not drink while standing up.
The Holy Prophet
used to drink while sitting. This way was his usual guidance. It was true
that
he prohibited a person to drink while
standing and infact he ordered the standing drinker to vomit
this water as he drank it while standing
up. One group of people have stated that this order was just
to guide people and to adopt the best
option. Drinking Zam Zam water is permissible while
standing up as the Holy Prophet
did because this is a case of necessity.
The Holy Prophet
has prohibited us to drink water lying our faces downwards, as he
prohibited us from drawing water
with the hands, saying:
"Do not lick
the water like a dog and do not taste the water at night before examining
it
out of fear
that the recipient is covered during the night."
If a person drinks by the mouth while
standing up from an elevated basin, there would be no
difference between drinking with the
hand or by the mouth, because drinking with the mouth is
very dangerous if the drinker is lying
faced down on his venture.
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