Drinking While Standing

ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ููŠ ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู’ุฌูŽุจู‘ูŽุงุฑู ุจู’ู†ู ุงู„ู’ุนูŽู„ุงูŽุกูุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ูŽุฑู’ูˆูŽุงู†ูุŒ - ูŠูŽุนู’ู†ููŠ ุงู„ู’ููŽุฒูŽุงุฑููŠู‘ูŽ - ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุนูู…ูŽุฑู ุจู’ู†ูุŒ ุญูŽู…ู’ุฒูŽุฉูŽ ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ููŠ ุฃูŽุจููˆ ุบูŽุทูŽููŽุงู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ู…ูุฑู‘ููŠู‘ูุŒ ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุณูŽู…ูุนูŽ ุฃูŽุจูŽุง ู‡ูุฑูŽูŠู’ุฑูŽุฉูŽุŒ ูŠูŽู‚ููˆู„ู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€ "โ€ ู„ุงูŽ ูŠูŽุดู’ุฑูŽุจูŽู†ู‘ูŽ ุฃูŽุญูŽุฏูŒ ู…ูู†ู’ูƒูู…ู’ ู‚ูŽุงุฆูู…ู‹ุง ููŽู…ูŽู†ู’ ู†ูŽุณููŠูŽ ููŽู„ู’ูŠูŽุณู’ุชูŽู‚ูุฆู’ โ€"โ€ โ€.โ€

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) as saying: None of you should drink while standing; and if anyone forgets, he must vomit.

Sahih Muslim 2026 https://sunnah.com/muslim:2026

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ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุฃูŽุจููˆ ู†ูุนูŽูŠู’ู…ูุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ูุณู’ุนูŽุฑูŒุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽู„ููƒู ุจู’ู†ู ู…ูŽูŠู’ุณูŽุฑูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุฒู‘ูŽุงู„ูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฃูŽุชูŽู‰ ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ูŒ ู€ ุฑุถู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ ู€ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุจุงุจ ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุญูŽุจูŽุฉูุŒ ููŽุดูŽุฑูุจูŽ ู‚ูŽุงุฆูู…ู‹ุง ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ู†ูŽุงุณู‹ุง ูŠูŽูƒู’ุฑูŽู‡ู ุฃูŽุญูŽุฏูู‡ูู…ู’ ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูŽุดู’ุฑูŽุจูŽ ูˆูŽู‡ู’ูˆูŽ ู‚ูŽุงุฆูู…ูŒุŒ ูˆูŽุฅูู†ู‘ููŠ ุฑูŽุฃูŽูŠู’ุชู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ูŽ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ููŽุนูŽู„ูŽ ูƒูŽู…ูŽุง ุฑูŽุฃูŽูŠู’ุชูู…ููˆู†ููŠ ููŽุนูŽู„ู’ุชูโ€.โ€

Narrated An-Nazzal: 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 (๏ทบ) doing (drinking water) as you have seen me doing now."

Sahih al-Bukhari 5615 https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5615

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ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ูุณูŽุฏู‘ูŽุฏูŒุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ูŠูŽุญู’ูŠูŽู‰ุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู…ูุณู’ุนูŽุฑู ุจู’ู†ู ูƒูุฏูŽุงู…ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽู„ููƒู ุจู’ู†ู ู…ูŽูŠู’ุณูŽุฑูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุฒู‘ูŽุงู„ู ุจู’ู†ู ุณูŽุจู’ุฑูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽ ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ู‹ุงุŒ ุฏูŽุนูŽุง ุจูู…ูŽุงุกู ููŽุดูŽุฑูุจูŽู‡ู ูˆูŽู‡ููˆูŽ ู‚ูŽุงุฆูู…ูŒ ุซูู…ู‘ูŽ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ุฑูุฌูŽุงู„ุงู‹ ูŠูŽูƒู’ุฑูŽู‡ู ุฃูŽุญูŽุฏูู‡ูู…ู’ ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูŽูู’ุนูŽู„ูŽ ู‡ูŽุฐูŽุง ูˆูŽู‚ูŽุฏู’ ุฑูŽุฃูŽูŠู’ุชู ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ูŠูŽูู’ุนูŽู„ู ู…ูุซู’ู„ูŽ ู…ูŽุง ุฑูŽุฃูŽูŠู’ุชูู…ููˆู†ููŠ ุฃูŽูู’ุนูŽู„ูู‡ู โ€.โ€

Nazzal b. Samurah said: โ€˜Ali asked for water and he drank it while standing. He then said: some people disapprove of doing this (drinking while standing ), but I saw the Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) doing as I have done.

Sunan Abi Dawud 3718 https://sunnah.com/abudawud:3718

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ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ูŽุง ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ู ุจู’ู†ู ุญูุฌู’ุฑูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฃูŽู†ู’ุจูŽุฃูŽู†ูŽุง ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุจู’ู†ู ุงู„ู’ู…ูุจูŽุงุฑูŽูƒูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุงุตูู…ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽุนู’ุจููŠู‘ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽุจู‘ูŽุงุณูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุณูŽู‚ูŽูŠู’ุชู ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ู…ูู†ู’ ุฒูŽู…ู’ุฒูŽู…ูŽ ููŽุดูŽุฑูุจูŽู‡ู ูˆูŽู‡ููˆูŽ ู‚ูŽุงุฆูู…ูŒ โ€.โ€

It was narrated that Ibn Abbas said: "I gave the Messenger of Allah some Zamzam to drink and he drank it while standing.

Sunan an-Nasa'i 2965 https://sunnah.com/nasai:2965

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ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ูุณู’ู„ูู…ู ุจู’ู†ู ุฅูุจู’ุฑูŽุงู‡ููŠู…ูŽุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู‡ูุดูŽุงู…ูŒุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู‚ูŽุชูŽุงุฏูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽู†ูŽุณูุŒ ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ู†ูŽู‡ูŽู‰ ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูŽุดู’ุฑูŽุจูŽ ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุฌูู„ู ู‚ูŽุงุฆูู…ู‹ุง โ€.โ€

Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet (๏ทบ) forbade that a man should drink while standing.

Sunan Abi Dawud 3717 https://sunnah.com/abudawud:3717

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ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู‡ูŽุฏู‘ูŽุงุจู ุจู’ู†ู ุฎูŽุงู„ูุฏูุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู‡ูŽู…ู‘ูŽุงู…ูŒุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู‚ูŽุชูŽุงุฏูŽุฉูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุนููŠุณูŽู‰ ุงู„ุฃูุณู’ูˆูŽุงุฑููŠู‘ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุณูŽุนููŠุฏู ุงู„ู’ุฎูุฏู’ุฑููŠู‘ูุŒ ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ูŽ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุฒูŽุฌูŽุฑูŽ ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุดู‘ูุฑู’ุจู ู‚ูŽุงุฆูู…ู‹ุง โ€.โ€

Abu Sa'id Khudri reported that Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) warned against drinking while standing.

Sahih Muslim 2025a https://sunnah.com/muslim:2025a

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ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุฃูŽุจููˆ ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽุงุฆูุจูุŒ ุณูŽู„ู’ู…ู ุจู’ู†ู ุฌูู†ูŽุงุฏูŽุฉูŽ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุญูŽูู’ุตู ุจู’ู†ู ุบููŠูŽุงุซูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูุจูŽูŠู’ุฏู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูู…ูŽุฑูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู†ูŽุงููุนูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงุจู’ู†ู ุนูู…ูŽุฑูŽุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ูƒูู†ู‘ูŽุง ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุนูŽู‡ู’ุฏู ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ู€ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ู€ ู†ูŽุฃู’ูƒูู„ู ูˆูŽู†ูŽุญู’ู†ู ู†ูŽู…ู’ุดููŠ ูˆูŽู†ูŽุดู’ุฑูŽุจู ูˆูŽู†ูŽุญู’ู†ู ู‚ููŠูŽุงู…ูŒ โ€.โ€

It was narrated that Ibn โ€˜Umar said: โ€œAt the time of the Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) we used to eat while walking, and drink while standing up.โ€

Sunan Ibn Majah 3301 https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:3301

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ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ุงู„ู’ู…ูุซูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‰ุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ุฃูŽุนู’ู„ูŽู‰ุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุณูŽุนููŠุฏูŒุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู‚ูŽุชูŽุงุฏูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽู†ูŽุณูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู ู†ูŽู‡ูŽู‰ ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูŽุดู’ุฑูŽุจูŽ ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุฌูู„ู ู‚ูŽุงุฆูู…ู‹ุง โ€.โ€ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู‚ูŽุชูŽุงุฏูŽุฉู ููŽู‚ูู„ู’ู†ูŽุง ููŽุงู„ุฃูŽูƒู’ู„ู ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฐูŽุงูƒูŽ ุฃูŽุดูŽุฑู‘ู ุฃูŽูˆู’ ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุซู โ€.โ€

Anas reported that Allah's Apostle (๏ทบ) forbade that a person should drink while standing. Qatada reported: We said to him: What about eating? Thereupon he (Anas) said: That is even worse and more detestable (abominable).

Sahih Muslim 2024b https://sunnah.com/muslim:2024b

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