What is the ruling on drinking while standing?

Question : May Allah reward you with good. The questioner says: There is disagreement regarding the ruling on drinking while standing; some permit it, and some prohibit it. Please give us a ruling on what you prefer.

Answer : What appears to me from the Sunnah is that it is better to drink while standing, and that it is disliked to drink while standing. This is because it is established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drank while standing. He stood up to a hanging water skin, meaning an old water skin that was hanging, and drank from it while standing. He also drank from Zamzam while standing. This indicates that the prohibition against drinking while standing is not for the sake of making it forbidden, but rather for the sake of it being disliked.