The Manner of Drinking Water in Three Sips
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The questioner:
This questioner says: Is it better to drink water in three sips, or to drink it in one go?
The Shaykh:
Three breaths; the Sunnah (recommended practice) is three breaths, not in one breath like a camel drinks. Yes.
The questioner:
And he says: If I drink water in three sips without breathing between them, am I in accordance with the Sunnah?
The Shaykh:
Breathe, breathe; that is the Sunnah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh!
This questioner says: Is it better to drink water in three sips, or to drink it in one go?
The Shaykh:
Three breaths; the Sunnah (recommended practice) is three breaths, not in one breath like a camel drinks. Yes.
The questioner:
And he says: If I drink water in three sips without breathing between them, am I in accordance with the Sunnah?
The Shaykh:
Breathe, breathe; that is the Sunnah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh!
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب : من الشرك أن يستغيث بغير الله أو يدعو غيره — islamhouse.com (1:11:55)
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