The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came during the Farewell Pilgrimage to drink, and the one responsible for providing the water was al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) uncle.

The Shaykh : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came during the Farewell Pilgrimage to drink, and the one responsible for providing the water was al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) uncle. The tribes and sub-tribes of Quraysh had divided up the service of the pilgrims while they were still disbelievers, serving the pilgrims. Al-Abbas was in charge of providing the water. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to drink, al-Abbas said to his son al-Fadl ibn al-Abbas: “Go to your mother and tell her to give us some of the water she has,” meaning clean water from Zamzam, and I think it was also a date drink, but Allah knows best. However, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Why?” He said: “For you, O Messenger of Allah. People dip their hands in this,” meaning I want to give you clean water. Then he said: This indicates the permissibility of drinking while standing. Likewise, the hadith of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he drank while standing and said: “The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did as you have seen me do”.