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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الأطعمةChapters on Food
بَابُ : الأَكْلِ قَائِمًاChapter: Eating while standing up
Hadith 3301
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو السَّائِبِ سَلْمُ بْنُ جُنَادَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : " كُنَّا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , نَأْكُلُ وَنَحْنُ نَمْشِي ، وَنَشْرَبُ وَنَحْنُ قِيَامٌ " .
´It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said:` “At the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) we used to eat while walking, and drink while standing up.”
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Brief Explanation
1؎: From this hadith, it is understood that eating and drinking while standing or walking is permissible. Some have considered it disliked (makruh), and have specified the water of Zamzam, stating that drinking it while standing is recommended (mustahabb), whereas for all other waters, it is better to drink while sitting. Anas bin Malik radi Allahu anhu states that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam forbade drinking while standing. Al-Albani sahib, in Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah (1/289), states that there is a difference of opinion among the scholars in this regard. According to the majority, this prohibition is of a discouraging (tanzihi) nature (i.e., it is better not to drink while standing), and the fact that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam told the one who drank while standing to vomit is considered recommended (mustahabb). However, Ibn Hazm opposed them and declared drinking while standing to be unlawful (haram); perhaps this view is closer to correctness. As for the hadiths regarding drinking while standing, it is possible that they are to be understood as being due to an excuse, such as the place being crowded or the water-skin being hung up; some hadiths even indicate this. And Allah knows best. (See: Al-Ikhtiyarat al-Fiqhiyyah li’l-Imam al-Albani, p. 477)
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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In Sahih Muslim, there are narrations from Anas, Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, and Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhum from the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, which establish the prohibition of drinking water while standing. In fact, Abu Sa'id al-Khudri used the word "zajr," meaning he scolded or strictly forbade it.
And Abu Hurairah narrated this statement of the Prophet:
Whoever forgets (and drinks water while standing),
then he should vomit it out.
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Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah, after mentioning the hadiths of prohibition and permissibility, and after mentioning the various opinions and evidences of the scholars, gave preference to the view that drinking while standing is makruh tanzihi (discouraged but not sinful). See:
(Fath al-Bari: 10/103, 106)
And Allah knows best.
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Eating while standing is more disliked than drinking while standing.
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Eating while walking is an occasional matter, about which there is no doubt regarding its permissibility, but nowadays, the permissibility of eating while standing at gatherings is questionable, because in this:
Firstly, it is a crude imitation of non-Muslims.
Secondly, it is the way of animals and cattle, which is not befitting for humans.
Thirdly, it is also contrary to human dignity.
Fourthly, the chaos that ensues from this method leads to a great deal of food wastage; therefore, this method at gatherings is impermissible and contains numerous objectionable aspects.
And Allah knows best.
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In Sahih Muslim, there are narrations from Anas, Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, and Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhum from the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, which establish the prohibition of drinking water while standing. In fact, Abu Sa'id al-Khudri used the word "zajr," meaning he scolded or strictly forbade it.
And Abu Hurairah narrated this statement of the Prophet:
Whoever forgets (and drinks water while standing),
then he should vomit it out.
➋
Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah, after mentioning the hadiths of prohibition and permissibility, and after mentioning the various opinions and evidences of the scholars, gave preference to the view that drinking while standing is makruh tanzihi (discouraged but not sinful). See:
(Fath al-Bari: 10/103, 106)
And Allah knows best.
➌
Eating while standing is more disliked than drinking while standing.
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Eating while walking is an occasional matter, about which there is no doubt regarding its permissibility, but nowadays, the permissibility of eating while standing at gatherings is questionable, because in this:
Firstly, it is a crude imitation of non-Muslims.
Secondly, it is the way of animals and cattle, which is not befitting for humans.
Thirdly, it is also contrary to human dignity.
Fourthly, the chaos that ensues from this method leads to a great deal of food wastage; therefore, this method at gatherings is impermissible and contains numerous objectionable aspects.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3301
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Urdu Footnote:
Note:
(In the chain of narration, Abu Muslim Jazmi is acceptable when supported by corroborating narrations; otherwise, he is considered weak in hadith, i.e., a weak narrator. However, by being strengthened through Hadith number 1879, this hadith also becomes sahih li-ghayrihi [authentic due to supporting evidence].)
Note:
(In the chain of narration, Abu Muslim Jazmi is acceptable when supported by corroborating narrations; otherwise, he is considered weak in hadith, i.e., a weak narrator. However, by being strengthened through Hadith number 1879, this hadith also becomes sahih li-ghayrihi [authentic due to supporting evidence].)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1880
