The Ruling on Drinking While Standing
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Question:
Is it permissible to drink while standing?
Answer:
It is recommended to drink while sitting; that is what is recommended. It is permissible to drink while standing; it is permissible to drink while standing. However, it is better to drink while sitting, because it is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he sometimes drank while standing, such as when he drank from the water of Zamzam during the Farewell Pilgrimage, after he finished the tawaf and prayed behind the Maqam and went to the Sa'y. He drank from it while standing, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drank in that manner. So it is permissible to drink while standing, even though it is better to be sitting. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh!
Is it permissible to drink while standing?
Answer:
It is recommended to drink while sitting; that is what is recommended. It is permissible to drink while standing; it is permissible to drink while standing. However, it is better to drink while sitting, because it is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he sometimes drank while standing, such as when he drank from the water of Zamzam during the Farewell Pilgrimage, after he finished the tawaf and prayed behind the Maqam and went to the Sa'y. He drank from it while standing, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drank in that manner. So it is permissible to drink while standing, even though it is better to be sitting. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh!
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/106 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (45:04)
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