The ruling on the hadith: (Whoever drinks water while standing...)
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Question:
The listener 'Aziz Yusuf sent a message asking, and saying: I hope you will please clarify this hadith for us: "Whoever drinks water while standing, and covers his head while sitting, Allah will afflict him with a calamity for which there is no cure." Is this hadith authentic?
Answer:
This has no basis; rather, it is a fabricated lie with no basis. Drinking while standing is permissible, but leaving it is better, and drinking while sitting is the recommended practice. It is established that he (peace and blessings be upon him) drank while standing and while sitting (peace and blessings be upon him), but the better option is to sit if that is possible. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The listener 'Aziz Yusuf sent a message asking, and saying: I hope you will please clarify this hadith for us: "Whoever drinks water while standing, and covers his head while sitting, Allah will afflict him with a calamity for which there is no cure." Is this hadith authentic?
Answer:
This has no basis; rather, it is a fabricated lie with no basis. Drinking while standing is permissible, but leaving it is better, and drinking while sitting is the recommended practice. It is established that he (peace and blessings be upon him) drank while standing and while sitting (peace and blessings be upon him), but the better option is to sit if that is possible. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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