What is the ruling on drinking while standing?
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The questioner : A questioner says, “May the Shaykh be preserved by Allah, many hadiths have been reported that strictly prohibit drinking while standing. What is the stronger position in this issue?”
The Shaykh : The stronger position is that drinking while standing is prohibited, but it is not forbidden (haram); rather, it is disliked (makruh). If there is a need to drink while standing, there is no harm in it. For this reason, it is established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up to a suspended water skin and drank from it while standing. And what is forbidden (haram) is not made permissible by such a thing, because this prohibition is not permissible to violate, as necessity, as Allah the Exalted said:[Al-An'am 6:119] So the correct view is that it is disliked (makruh), and if there is a need for it, there is no harm in it. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : The stronger position is that drinking while standing is prohibited, but it is not forbidden (haram); rather, it is disliked (makruh). If there is a need to drink while standing, there is no harm in it. For this reason, it is established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up to a suspended water skin and drank from it while standing. And what is forbidden (haram) is not made permissible by such a thing, because this prohibition is not permissible to violate, as necessity, as Allah the Exalted said:
while He has explained in detail to you what He has forbidden you, excepting that to which you are compelled
وقد فصل لكم ما حرم عليكم إلا ما اضطررتم إليهThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.