What is the ruling on drinking from a water skin, and is it like drinking from a perforated vessel, or like the prohibited drinking from the mouth of a vessel?

The questioner : Does drinking from a water skin fall under the prohibition of drinking from the mouth of a water skin?

The Shaykh: No.

The questioner : That is, the prohibition here regarding drinking from the mouth of a water skin is understood in terms of its meaning.

The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.

The questioner : That is, it is permissible for him to make a water skin, even though the water skin in the view of the jurists—I do not know, let us say—his intention is a small drink, yes... he intends what we call a small clay cup.

The Shaykh : This is what I mean.

The questioner : That is, it is permissible.

The Shaykh : That is what he intends.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : The perforated one is like glass now; it differs from the vessels that were used previously, which were not called that.

Another questioner : Our Shaykh, this is a matter of foulness, and there is another matter, may Allah preserve you, which is that there might be, for example, an insect or something harmful in it, or is this unrelated?

The Shaykh : This is a matter not essential to the topic of the vessel from which one drinks. It varies from place to place. For example, in the houses now that are fortified and preserved, it is not conceivable that there would be such a thing. But if it is a vessel made of leather, the ruling remains, I think. Is there a mosque here in front of us?
The student : In a mosque.

The Shaykh : On this road, do you think or not?