| 117- Ruling on eating and drinking while standing Q: Some purified Hadiths forbid eating and drinking while standing while some other Hadiths allow | | (Part No. 25; Page No. 276) | |
doing so; which Hadiths must we follow? A: Both the two groups of Hadith referred to in the question are Sahih (authentic). To be clearer, it is reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade people to eat or drink while standing and that he (peace be upon him) drank while standing. This issue is flexible, for all the narrations mentioned above are Sahih; all praise be to Allah Alone. Forbiddance here is to express a Karahiyyah (reprehensibility). However, one needs to eat or drink while standing; it is permissible because it is authentically reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) drank while sitting and while standing. In addition, it is authentically reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him):  ... Drank from Zamzam (a well near the Ka`bah) while standing. Also, there is another Sahih Hadith that is narrated on the authority of `Aly (may Allah be pleased with him) to the effect that the Prophet (peace be upon him) drank while standing and while sitting. Again, the issue is flexible. In conclusion, drinking and eating while sitting is better and healthier though it is permissible for a person to drink and eat while standing. |
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