Does the brother's mention of the Companion's action conforming to the action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) not indicate that the prohibition is not general?
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The questioner : Does the brother's mention of the Companion's action conforming to the action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) not indicate that the prohibition is not general?
The Shaykh : Is there a general prohibition in it from the perspective of usul al-fiqh (the principles of jurisprudence)?
The questioner : ... then the action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : I understood you, but you still need to understand me. I am asking you now: Is his prohibition (peace be upon him) of drinking while standing a general text? If you say it is a general text, the next question comes to you: What is the generality in it? Is it, for example, in terms of its encompassing all the individuals of the Ummah, or is it something else? What I am saying is that this is not from that category at all; there is no claimed generality in it. But I do not blame you if you understand from it a general text in the sense that it contains many parts, so we exclude a part from it. If you understand this, explain it to us and clarify it for us.
The questioner : ... on the basis of ..
The Shaykh : Do not say "on the basis of"; I am asking you to point out what this generality is in this hadith?
The questioner : The clarification is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) acted out of need; it is prescribed for the time of need, and it is excluded from the prohibition!
The Shaykh : The time of need!
The questioner : ... dire necessity, meaning ... ?
The Shaykh : It seems you have fallen into the trap. The one who says it is not permissible to drink water while standing out of need—I agree with you in this statement. Have we agreed?
The questioner : Meaning the initial prohibition indicates that there is no exception.
The Shaykh : Is there a general prohibition in it from the perspective of usul al-fiqh (the principles of jurisprudence)?
The questioner : ... then the action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : I understood you, but you still need to understand me. I am asking you now: Is his prohibition (peace be upon him) of drinking while standing a general text? If you say it is a general text, the next question comes to you: What is the generality in it? Is it, for example, in terms of its encompassing all the individuals of the Ummah, or is it something else? What I am saying is that this is not from that category at all; there is no claimed generality in it. But I do not blame you if you understand from it a general text in the sense that it contains many parts, so we exclude a part from it. If you understand this, explain it to us and clarify it for us.
The questioner : ... on the basis of ..
The Shaykh : Do not say "on the basis of"; I am asking you to point out what this generality is in this hadith?
The questioner : The clarification is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) acted out of need; it is prescribed for the time of need, and it is excluded from the prohibition!
The Shaykh : The time of need!
The questioner : ... dire necessity, meaning ... ?
The Shaykh : It seems you have fallen into the trap. The one who says it is not permissible to drink water while standing out of need—I agree with you in this statement. Have we agreed?
The questioner : Meaning the initial prohibition indicates that there is no exception.