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Sahih Muslim 2027d

Chapter: Drinking zamzam water while standing

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2027d

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

وَحَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، سَمِعَ الشَّعْبِيَّ، سَمِعَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ سَقَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ زَمْزَمَ

فَشَرِبَ قَائِمًا وَاسْتَسْقَى وَهُوَ عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ ‏

Ibn 'Abbas reported:

I served (water from) Zamzam to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and he drank while standing, and he asked for it while he was near the House (i. e. House of Allah-Ka'ba).

Reported by Muslim (No. 2027d, 2027e).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( وَاسْتَسْقَى وَهُوَ عِنْد الْبَيْت ) مَعْنَاهُ : طَلَبَ وَهُوَ عِنْد الْبَيْت مَا يَشْرَبهُ , وَالْمُرَاد بِالْبَيْتِ الْكَعْبَة زَادَهَا اللَّه شَرَفًا.…

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 2027e

This hadith is reported on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of wording.

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَفِي حَدِيثِهِمَا…

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (8601)سَقَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ زَمْزَمَ فَشَرِبَ قَائِمًا , وَاسْتَسْقَى وَهُوَ عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ

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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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