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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on Drinks

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) visited me and drank from the mouth of a hanging waterskin while he was standing. So, I got up and cut off its mouth

Chapter: What Has Been Related Permitting That

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1892

Narrator:Kabsha

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ جَدَّتِهِ، كَبْشَةَ قَالَتْ دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

فَشَرِبَ مِنْ فِي قِرْبَةٍ مُعَلَّقَةٍ قَائِمًا فَقُمْتُ إِلَى فِيهَا فَقَطَعْتُهُ ‏.‏

Umm Thābit, Kabshah bint Thābit, sister of Hassān ibn Thābit, (may Allah be pleased with both of them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) visited me and drank from the mouth of a hanging waterskin while he was standing. So, I got up and cut off its mouth.

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 1892).

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Explanation

Kabshah bint Thābit (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) once visited her and drank from the mouth of a hanging waterskin while he was in a standing posture. He did that (although he forbade drinking while standing) because this was the only way he could drink from it while it was hanging. So Kabshah got up to the waterskin and cut off its mouth in order to preserve the spot where the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) put his mouth to seek blessing from it and to protect it from being handled in a disrespectful manner (given that the Prophet's mouth had touched it).

Explanation in Arabic

قالت كبشة بنت ثابت رضي الله عنها: دخل عليَّ رسولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فشرب من فم قربة معلقة قائما، وقد فعل ذلك صلى الله عليه وسلم لعدم إمكان الشرب حينئذ إلا كذلك، قالت: فقمت إلى فيها فقطعته؛ لتحفظ موضع فم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وتتبرك به، وتصونه عن الامتهان.

  • الشرب من فم القربة أو السقاء جائز مع الكراهة، وسبب الكراهة ورود أحاديث أخرى نهت عنه، وعلمنا أن النهي للكراهة لا للتحريم بهذا الحديث وما في معناه.
  • حرص الصحابة على الاحتفاظ بآثار رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ليتبركوا بها، وهذا من خصائصه صلى الله عليه وسلم، فلم يكونوا يتبركون بآثار أبي بكر وعمر رضي الله عنهما، وهما سادة الأولياء والصالحين.

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ ) الْأَزْدِيُّ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ ثِقَةٌ فَقِيهٌ مِنْ السَّادِسَةِ ( عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ ) الْأَنْصَارِيِّ الْبُخَارِيِّ الْقَاصِّ قَالَ اِبْنُ سَعْدٍ : ثِقَةٌ كَثِيرُ الْحَدِيثِ , كَذَا فِي الْخُلَاصَةِ ( عَنْ جَدَّتِهِ كَبْشَةَ ) قَالَ فِي تَهْذِيبِ التَّهْذِيبِ : كَبْشَةُ يُقَالُ كُبَيْشَةُ بِالتَّصْغِيرِ بِنْتُ ثَابِتِ بْنِ الْمُنْذِرِ الْأَنْصَارِيَّةُ أُخْتُ حَسَّانَ يُقَالُ لَهَا الْبَرْصَاءُ , رَوَتْ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الشُّرْبِ قَائِمًا مِنْ فَمِ الْقِرْبَةِ , وَعَنْهَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبُو عمرة وَهِيَ جَدَّتُهُ اِنْتَهَى. قَوْلُهُ : ( فَشَرِبَ مِنْ قِرْبَةٍ ) أَيْ مِنْ فَمِهَا ( ف…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1892
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 1892
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1892
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 1892

Other versions

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 763

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) visited me and drank some water from a hanging water-skin while he was in a standing posture. So, I stood up and cut off the mouth (of that water-skin). [At- Tirmidhi]. An-Nawawi said that the reason why she did this was to preserve the part of the water-skin which the…

وعن أم ثابت كبشة بنت ثابت أخت حسان بن ثابت رضى الله عنه وعنها قالت‏:‏ دخل عليَّ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فشرب من فيّ قربة معلقة قائماً، فقمت إلى فيها فقطعته‏ ‏((رواه الترمذي وقال: حديث حسن صحيح)). وإنما قطعتها…

Good chain (hasan) Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya 211

"The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) entered my presence, then he drank from a suspended waterskin while standing, so I reached up to its mouth and cut it loose.”

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ جَدَّتِهِ كَبْشَةِ، قَالَتْ‏:‏ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله…

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 4281

God’s messenger came in to visit me and drank standing from the mouth of a water-skin which was hung up, whereupon I went and cut off its mouth. [It is suggested that she did this either to keep the mouth of the skin as a relic of the Prophet, or to make it impossible for anyone else to drink from…

وَعَن كبْشَةَ قَالَتْ: دَخَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَشَرِبَ مِنْ فِي قِرْبَةٍ مُعَلَّقَةٍ قَائِمًا فَقُمْتُ إِلَى فِيهَا فَقَطَعْتُهُ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ وَقَالَ…

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  • الأنوار في شمائل النبي المختار (1011)فَشَرِبَ مِنْ فِيِّ قِرْبَةٍ مُعَلَّقَةٍ قَائِمًا ، فَقُمْتُ إِلَى فِيهَا فَقَطَعْتُهُ
  • الشمائل المحمدية للترمذي (206)دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَشَرِبَ مِنْ قِرْبَةٍ مُعَلَّقَةٍ قَائِمًا ، فَقُمْتُ إِلَى فِيهَا فَقَطَعْتُهُ
  • شرح السنة (2944)فَشَرِبَ مِنْ فِي قِرْبَةٍ مُعَلَّقَةٍ قَائِمًا
  • مسند الحميدي (349)فَشَرِبَ مِنْ فِي قِرْبَةٍ مُعَلَّقَةٍ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ

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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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