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Q. What have the Scholars said about the Hadīth where the Prophet(صلى الله عليه وسلم) said to someone drinking standing up that the Shaytān has drank with you, does this make drinking while standing up Harām?
A. Yes some of the Scholars have used this as proof to prohibit drinking while standing, and here is the text for the Hadīth.
It's narrated from the Prophet(صلى الله عليه وسلم) that he saw a man drinking while standing, so he said to him:
"Vomit it." He asked, "Why?" The Prophet(صلى الله عليه وسلم) replied:
"Would you like that a cat drinks with you? He replied in the negative, so the Prophet(صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:
"Indeed someone worse than that has drank with you, the Shaytān." [Ahmad].
- Shaykh al-Muhaddith 'Abdul 'Azīz al-Tarēfē(حفظه الله) has beautifully summed up the answer to your question where he said on the Satellite Channel "Safā":
❝Even though the Isnād of this Hadīth is Sahīh, except that some of the 'Ulamā' have interpreted it, and their interpretation of it is because an Ijmā' (i.e. Consensus) has been established that a person doesn't have to vomit whatever he drank (i.e. it's not Wājib to vomit according to consensus), but rather what is intended by that is to show the severity of this matter, and some of the 'Ulamā' have stated that it's abrogated, and that is because the practise of the Sahābah - with regards to the majority of them - is contrary to this, and based upon this Imām Mālik(رحمه الله) has narrated in his book "al-Muwatta" that he said:
"A reporter informed me that 'Umar, 'Uthmān and 'Alī Ibn Abī Tālib (i.e. 3 of the Rightly Guided Caliphs) that they drank while standing up."
And this is what has been practised, as it's narrated from 'Alī Ibn Abī Tālib(رضي الله عنه), that he said:
"I will inflict a punishment on those who forbid others to drink while standing, for I have seen the Messenger of Allāh drink while standing up."
So we say that what relates to this, what's most apparent is that this is for Adab (i.e. to drink while sitting), to be in a state of calmness and tranquility, that a person sits down to drink, and that's the place a believer should remain in, but as for him being sinful, then there is no clear proof to show that, so based upon this, this is what the reported Hadīths are held upon.❞
Conclusion: So that's just a brief explanation, and as it's well known, this issue of drinking while standing is divided into 3 opinions:
1. That it's Harām based upon the Sahīh Hadīth “The Prophet(صلى الله عليه وسلم) forbade a man to drink while standing.” - This is the opinion of Imām Ibn Hazm(رحمه الله), Imām Ibn al-Qayyim(رحمه الله) and others.
2. That it's Makrūh (according to the Majority), and they have used the Principle in Usūl where they gather between the "forbiddance" of the Prophet(صلى الله عليه وسلم) and then the actions of the Prophet (drinking while standing), and he would do this to show that the "forbiddance" is understood as 'Disliked' instead of 'Harām' (so it's not a sin) - This is also 1 of the 2 opinions of Shaykh Sulaymān al-'Alwān(حفظه الله).
3. That it's Mubāh (permissible), and even though I don't have the tools to determine which view is most correct, this is what appears stronger to me from what I have researched as a seeker of knowledge trying to follow the evidences, and this is the 2nd view adopted by Shaykh Sulaymān al-'Alwān(حفظه الله), and held by several 'Ulamā' before him.
And the prohibition of the Prophet(صلى الله عليه وسلم) being abrogated is very convincing, as 'Abdullāh Ibn 'Abbās(رضي الله عنه) said: "I gave the Messenger of Allāh water from Zamzam, and he drank it while standing." [Agreed Upon].
Also it's narrated that 'Alī Ibn Abī Tālib(رضي الله عنه) came to Bāb al-Ruhba, and he drank while standing, then said: “Some people hate for one of you to drink while standing, and I saw the Prophet do as you saw me just do.” [Sahīh al-Bukhārī].
And finally, to strengthen the view that it's abrogated is the practise of the Sahābah (among them, the Rightly Guided Caliphs who are an example for us to follow). ⤵
As Imām Mālik(رحمه الله) narrated in "al-Muwatta" that he said:
"A reporter informed me that 'Umar, 'Uthmān and 'Alī Ibn Abī Tālib (i.e. 3 of the Rightly Guided Caliphs) that they drank while standing up."
So I'll finish this with what Shaykh al-'Allāmah Sulaymān al-'Alwān(حفظه الله) has stated:
❝And it was said that both choices [to stand or sit] are allowed without it being 'disliked', and that drinking while sitting is better because the Prophet did it more, and this is the correct opinion.❞
والله أعلى وأعلم
Q. What have the Scholars said about the Hadīth where the Prophet(صلى الله عليه وسلم) said to someone drinking standing up that the Shaytān has drank with you, does this make drinking while standing up Harām?
A. Yes some of the Scholars have used this as proof to prohibit drinking while standing, and here is the text for the Hadīth.
It's narrated from the Prophet(صلى الله عليه وسلم) that he saw a man drinking while standing, so he said to him:
"Vomit it." He asked, "Why?" The Prophet(صلى الله عليه وسلم) replied:
"Would you like that a cat drinks with you? He replied in the negative, so the Prophet(صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:
"Indeed someone worse than that has drank with you, the Shaytān." [Ahmad].
- Shaykh al-Muhaddith 'Abdul 'Azīz al-Tarēfē(حفظه الله) has beautifully summed up the answer to your question where he said on the Satellite Channel "Safā":
❝Even though the Isnād of this Hadīth is Sahīh, except that some of the 'Ulamā' have interpreted it, and their interpretation of it is because an Ijmā' (i.e. Consensus) has been established that a person doesn't have to vomit whatever he drank (i.e. it's not Wājib to vomit according to consensus), but rather what is intended by that is to show the severity of this matter, and some of the 'Ulamā' have stated that it's abrogated, and that is because the practise of the Sahābah - with regards to the majority of them - is contrary to this, and based upon this Imām Mālik(رحمه الله) has narrated in his book "al-Muwatta" that he said:
"A reporter informed me that 'Umar, 'Uthmān and 'Alī Ibn Abī Tālib (i.e. 3 of the Rightly Guided Caliphs) that they drank while standing up."
And this is what has been practised, as it's narrated from 'Alī Ibn Abī Tālib(رضي الله عنه), that he said:
"I will inflict a punishment on those who forbid others to drink while standing, for I have seen the Messenger of Allāh drink while standing up."
So we say that what relates to this, what's most apparent is that this is for Adab (i.e. to drink while sitting), to be in a state of calmness and tranquility, that a person sits down to drink, and that's the place a believer should remain in, but as for him being sinful, then there is no clear proof to show that, so based upon this, this is what the reported Hadīths are held upon.❞
Conclusion: So that's just a brief explanation, and as it's well known, this issue of drinking while standing is divided into 3 opinions:
1. That it's Harām based upon the Sahīh Hadīth “The Prophet(صلى الله عليه وسلم) forbade a man to drink while standing.” - This is the opinion of Imām Ibn Hazm(رحمه الله), Imām Ibn al-Qayyim(رحمه الله) and others.
2. That it's Makrūh (according to the Majority), and they have used the Principle in Usūl where they gather between the "forbiddance" of the Prophet(صلى الله عليه وسلم) and then the actions of the Prophet (drinking while standing), and he would do this to show that the "forbiddance" is understood as 'Disliked' instead of 'Harām' (so it's not a sin) - This is also 1 of the 2 opinions of Shaykh Sulaymān al-'Alwān(حفظه الله).
3. That it's Mubāh (permissible), and even though I don't have the tools to determine which view is most correct, this is what appears stronger to me from what I have researched as a seeker of knowledge trying to follow the evidences, and this is the 2nd view adopted by Shaykh Sulaymān al-'Alwān(حفظه الله), and held by several 'Ulamā' before him.
And the prohibition of the Prophet(صلى الله عليه وسلم) being abrogated is very convincing, as 'Abdullāh Ibn 'Abbās(رضي الله عنه) said: "I gave the Messenger of Allāh water from Zamzam, and he drank it while standing." [Agreed Upon].
Also it's narrated that 'Alī Ibn Abī Tālib(رضي الله عنه) came to Bāb al-Ruhba, and he drank while standing, then said: “Some people hate for one of you to drink while standing, and I saw the Prophet do as you saw me just do.” [Sahīh al-Bukhārī].
And finally, to strengthen the view that it's abrogated is the practise of the Sahābah (among them, the Rightly Guided Caliphs who are an example for us to follow). ⤵
As Imām Mālik(رحمه الله) narrated in "al-Muwatta" that he said:
"A reporter informed me that 'Umar, 'Uthmān and 'Alī Ibn Abī Tālib (i.e. 3 of the Rightly Guided Caliphs) that they drank while standing up."
So I'll finish this with what Shaykh al-'Allāmah Sulaymān al-'Alwān(حفظه الله) has stated:
❝And it was said that both choices [to stand or sit] are allowed without it being 'disliked', and that drinking while sitting is better because the Prophet did it more, and this is the correct opinion.❞
والله أعلى وأعلم
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