Discussion on the issue of drinking while standing.

The questioner : If you please, what is narrated from 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding drinking from the water of Zamzam while standing?

The Shaykh : What did he say?

The questioner : What is narrated from 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding drinking from the water of Zamzam while standing, is it established...?

The Shaykh : No, this is not from 'Ali, may Allah reward you, it is from Ibn 'Abbas, and it is in Sahih al-Bukhari. Yes, this is a doubt that arises, and there are other hadiths in which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) drank while standing. We do not deny that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) drank while standing; there are several hadiths, among which is that he Our answer to a hadith like this is on several levels. First: it may have been for an excuse, or it may have been a specific privilege for him (peace and blessings be upon him), or it may have been before the prohibition. This argument, of course, is not a proof, but it may have a side of proof if we do not compare it with his commands (peace and blessings be upon him) and prohibitions. So how did the Messenger drink while standing? We must find a way to reconcile it so that it does not contradict his statement (peace and blessings be upon him). We are forced to assume a specific privilege or an excuse in the case where we know that his action (peace and blessings be upon him) which contradicted his prohibition occurred after the prohibition. But if it occurred before that, the matter is easy, as is not hidden from you, because it would be in accordance with the original state. In Sahih al-Bukhari, it is stated that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) gave a sermon one day and had a gold ring on his finger, so he said and threw it away. How can it be said here that the hadith is not authentic because he prohibited the gold ring and silk and the like, as is well known in the authentic collections? We do not say this was in accordance with the original state, as long as they were drinking wine and so on, which is completely known to you. But if it is established that he (peace and blessings be upon him) did something after his statement to the contrary, then we have no choice but to say it was for an excuse, or for a specific privilege for him (peace and blessings be upon him), or to shift the command from obligation to recommendation, or the prohibition from prohibition to dislike. We find in some hadiths related to him (peace and blessings be upon him) drinking while standing that he came to a suspended water skin, untied its knot, and drank while standing. A suspended water skin, as you know, you may still see them in the desert, and you pass by them, and they hang them up to cool naturally, so it is not easy to untie this water skin from above, sit down and drink, and then go back and hang it up again. So this is a very clear excuse included in the hadith itself. As for the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas, as it is in al-Bukhari, and I now remember the hadith of 'Ali, but it may have been mixed up in my mind.The Shaykh : The hadith of Ibn 'Abbas was mixed up with the hadith of 'Ali. The hadith of 'Ali is that he performed ablution and drank while standing. Yes, it is not about Zamzam, it is about Zamzam. The hadith of Ibn 'Abbas, how is it?

The questioner : The hadith...

The Shaykh : The point is that the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas regarding his drinking (peace and blessings be upon him) from Zamzam is a very clear matter due to the intense crowding, because of the character of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and his humility which has no equal. And as one of the Companions, I think his name was Qudamah ibn 'Abd Allah al-'Amiri, told us, that he performed Hajj with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said that he would walk among the Companions without pushing them aside or making them move to the side, like the rulers do today... the whole road, and unfortunately, you also find the prince's car driving, and may Allah protect us from that. In any case, no pushing aside or making them move to the side. And the Messenger of Allah came to drink from Zamzam, and the people were gathered around him. And my purpose from this example and that is that we do not be lenient in interpreting the hadiths of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) for specific events that occurred, which may have a side that is not the side that forces us to interpret the hadiths of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Now it is good and blessed, if Allah wills.