Eating and Drinking While Standing
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Question:
The questioner’s father asks: What is the ruling on one who eats and drinks while standing?
Answer:
There is no harm in eating and drinking while standing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drank once while standing, and likewise for eating. However, it is better to be sitting; that is the best. The most common of his actions (peace and blessings be upon him) was to be sitting; that is the best. If one eats and drinks while standing, there is no harm in that. Yes. Leaning back is not permissible; one is forbidden from eating while leaning back, because this is the action of the arrogant. Yes.
The questioner’s father asks: What is the ruling on one who eats and drinks while standing?
Answer:
There is no harm in eating and drinking while standing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drank once while standing, and likewise for eating. However, it is better to be sitting; that is the best. The most common of his actions (peace and blessings be upon him) was to be sitting; that is the best. If one eats and drinks while standing, there is no harm in that. Yes. Leaning back is not permissible; one is forbidden from eating while leaning back, because this is the action of the arrogant. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من باب الوضوء — islamhouse.com (53:18)
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