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Sahih al-Bukhari 5617

Chapter: To drink while standing

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 5617

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ

شَرِبَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَائِمًا مِنْ زَمْزَمَ‏.‏

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

The Prophet (ﷺ) drank Zamzam (water) while standing.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 5617).

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Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْم حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَان عَنْ عَاصِم الْأَحْوَل ) قَالَ الْكَرْمَانِيُّ ذَكَرَ الْكَلَابَاذِيّ أَنَّ أَبَا نُعَيْم سَمِعَ مِنْ سُفْيَان الثَّوْرِيّ وَمِنْ سُفْيَان بْن عُيَيْنَةَ وَأَنَّ كُلًّا مِنْهُمَا رَوَى عَنْ عَاصِم الْأَحْوَل فَيَحْتَمِل أَنْ يَكُون أَحَدهمَا. قُلْت : لَيْسَ الِاحْتِمَالَانِ فِيهِمَا هُنَا عَلَى السَّوَاء , فَإِنَّ أَبَا نُعَيْم مَشْهُور بِالرِّوَايَةِ عَنْ الثَّوْرِيّ مَعْرُوف بِمُلَازَمَتِهِ , وَرِوَايَته عَنْ اِبْن عُيَيْنَةَ قَلِيلَة , وَإِذَا أَطْلَقَ اِسْم شَيْخه حُمِلَ عَلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَشْهَر بِصُحْبَتِهِ وَرِوَايَته عَنْهُ أَكْثَر , وَلِهَذَا جَزَمَ الْمِزِّيّ فِي " الْأَطْرَاف " أَنَّ سُفْيَان هَذَا هُوَ الثَّوْرِيّ , وَهَذِهِ ق…

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Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 763

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5616

`Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the `Asr prayer became due. Then water was brought to him and he drank of it, washed his face, hands, head and feet. Then he stood up and drank the…

إِنَّ نَاسًا يَكْرَهُونَ الشُّرْبَ قَائِمًا وَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَنَعَ مِثْلَ مَا صَنَعْتُ‏.‏

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5615

Ali came to the gate of the courtyard (of the Mosque) and drank (water) while he was standing and said, "Some people dislike to drink while standing, but I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) doing (drinking water) as you have seen me doing now."

نَاسًا يَكْرَهُ أَحَدُهُمْ أَنْ يَشْرَبَ وَهْوَ قَائِمٌ، وَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَعَلَ كَمَا رَأَيْتُمُونِي فَعَلْتُ‏.‏

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