Those who permitted drinking while standing

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: I handed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) a vessel of Zamzam (water), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) drank it while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was standing.

It is narrated from Muslim, who said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) drinking while standing.

It is narrated from Abu al-Ma'arik, who said: I asked Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) about a man drinking water while standing, and he replied: There is no harm in it.

Ja'far narrates from his father that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to drink water while he was standing.

It is narrated from al-Zuhri that Sayyiduna Sa'd and Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with them both) both saw no harm in drinking water while standing.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib narrates concerning Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he drank water from a waterskin while he was standing.

It is narrated from Maysarah, who said: I saw Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) drinking while standing, so I said: You are drinking while standing? At this he said: If I drink while standing, then I have certainly seen the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) drinking while standing; and if I drink sitting, then I have certainly seen him (peace and blessings be upon him) drinking sitting.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Amir that he saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) drinking while standing.

It is narrated from Abbad bin Mansur, who said: I saw Salim drinking while he was standing.

It is narrated from Abd al-Rahman bin Ajlan, who said: I asked Ibrahim about this (drinking while standing), and he said: There is no harm in it. If you wish, while standing (then stand), and if you wish, while sitting (then sit).

It is narrated from Mujalid, who said: I saw al-Sha'bi drinking while standing and while sitting.

It is narrated from Zadhan, who said: There is no harm in drinking while standing, but drinking while sitting is a sign of forbearance.

It is narrated from al-Hurr bin al-Sayyah, who said: A man questioned Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), asking: What is your opinion about drinking while standing? Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I drink while standing, and I eat while walking.

It is narrated from Yazid bin Utarid, who said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: In the blessed time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we would drink water while standing and eat food while running.

It is narrated from Abd al-Malik bin Maysarah, who said: I asked Tawus and Sa'id bin Jubayr about drinking while standing, and neither of them saw any harm in it.

It is narrated from Mujahid, who said: I was informed by a man who had seen Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) in Kufah drinking while standing.

It is narrated from Amir bin Abdullah bin al-Zubayr, who said: I saw my father drinking while standing.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: It was the blessed time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and we would drink while standing and eat while walking about.

It is narrated from Abd al-Malik bin Abi Sulayman, who said: Sa'id bin Jubayr said to me: Drink water while standing.

It is narrated from Bishr bin Ghalib, who said: I saw Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) drinking something while he was standing.