206. ‘Abdullāh ibn Abbās narrated: “The Prophet (peace be upon him) drank Zamzam water whilst standing.” [238]
Ibn al-Qayyim said,
The guidance of the Prophet (peace be upon him) in drinking was to drink whilst sitting down and it is proven authentic that he forbade people to drink while they are standing but at the same time it is proven authentic that he drank while he was standing. Some scholars reconciled between the two, stating that the latter abrogated the former, and other scholars stated that the order not to drink while standing was to show that it is not the best thing to do, and some scholars said that there is no need for reconciliation at all as he drank while he was standing because the situation required that. This was because, as he (peace be upon him) arrived at the well of Zamzam, people were drinking and he was handed a bottle of Zamzam water.
Ibn Hajar al-Haytamī said,
The reason he (peace be upon him) drank while he was standing was to show that this is permissible as he ordered people [at an earlier point] to only drink while they are sitting down.
207. ‘Abdullāh ibn Amr related: “I saw the Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him) drink while he was sitting and also whilst stood.” [239]
Ibn Hajar al-Haytamī said,
This indicates that he (peace be upon him) drank while he was sitting many times and he drank while he was standing one time to display its permissibility. The known practice of him (peace be upon him) was to drink while he was sitting.
208. ‘Abdullāh ibn Abbās narrated: “I gave the Prophet (peace be upon him) Zamzam water to drink, so he drank it while he was standing.” [240]
209. Al-Nazzāl ibn Sabrah related: “Water in a clay pot was brought to Alī ibn Abī Tālib whilst he was in the courtyard of the masjid. He took a handful from this water and used it to wash his hands. Then he rinsed his mouth, sniffed the water to clean his nose and washed his face, forearms and head. Thereafter, he stood and drank from it. He then said, ‘This is the ablution of a person who is already in a state of purity. I have observed the Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him) perform it so.’” [241]
Ibn Hajar al-Haytamī said,
This hadīth describes how to renew the ablution without being in a state of impurity. This ablution is intended for cleansing and not to remove the state of ritual impurity.
Abdul Razzaq al-Badr said,
The relevant part in this hadīth is that he (peace be upon him) drank the water whilst he was standing.
Alī al-Qārī said,
In another version it added, “And he washed his feet.”
210. Anas ibn Mālik narrated: “The Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him) drank water from the vessel in three breaths (i.e. in three sips) and used to say, ‘It is more pleasing and thirst quenching in this manner.’” [242]
Alī al-Qārī said,
The practice that is admonished is to breathe in the bottle or vessel and then drink because this changes the nature of the water in addition to the benefits mentioned in this hadīth. It is also admonished to drink the contents of the vessel all at once because the Prophet (peace be upon him) stated it is the way Shaytān drinks, not to mention that this could cause the person to choke and block the throat.
211. ‘Abdullāh ibn Abbās narrated: “The Prophet (peace be upon him) drank water in two breaths.” [243]
Abdul Razzaq al-Badr said,
This hadīth is not an explicit evidence that he (peace be upon him) drank water in two breaths because it is possible that the narrator did not count the last breath, which is bound to happen by default, and only described the two pauses that happened while drinking.
212. Kabshah bint Thābit narrated: “The Prophet (peace be upon him) once visited me at home and he drank while he was standing from a leather water bag that was suspended. Then, I got up and cut out the mouth [part] of the bag.” [244]
Abdul Razzaq al-Badr said,
Kabshah bint Thābit is the sister of Hassan ibn Thābit, the poet of the Prophet (peace be upon him).
Ibn Hajar al-Haytamī said,
Him (peace be upon him) drinking while standing shows that his order not to drink while standing was to refer to it as disliked and not forbidden.
She cut out the mouth part of the bag after he (peace be upon him) drank from it in order to preserve the place where the Prophet (peace be upon him) placed his mouth upon and to keep it for seeking its blessings.
213. Thumāmah ibn ‘Abdullāh narrated: “Anas ibn Mālik used to drink water in three breaths, and he stated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) drank water in the same manner.” [245]
Abdul Razzaq al-Badr said,
This shows how keen the companions were to follow the Sunnah and adhere to the manners and etiquettes of the Prophet (peace be upon him).
214. Anas ibn Mālik narrated: “The Prophet (peace be upon him) once visited Umm Salīm at her home and he drank while he was standing, from a leather water bag that was suspended. Then, she got up and cut out the mouth [part] of the bag.” [246]
215. Sa’d ibn Abī Waqqās narrated: “The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to drink whilst standing.”
Al-Bajūrī said,
Sa’d ibn Abī Waqqās was one of the ten people who were given the glad tidings of Paradise, the first person in Islām who shot an arrow in a battle and he witnessed all the battles [of his time], so he was called the Knight of Islām.
As it was explained, the common practice of the Prophet (peace be upon him) was to drink while he was sitting and on some rare occasions he drank while standing.