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سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
كتاب الأشربة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
The Book on Drinks
باب مَا جَاءَ أَنَّ سَاقِيَ الْقَوْمِ آخِرُهُمْ شُرْبًا
Chapter: The Cupbearer Will Drink Last?
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1894 — The Cupbearer Will Drink Last?
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " سَاقِي الْقَوْمِ آخِرُهُمْ شُرْبًا " ، قَالَ : وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Narrated from Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The one who serves the drink should drink last." © Imam Tirmidhi says:
1- This hadith is Hasan Sahih,
2- There is also a narration in this chapter from Ibn Abi Awfa.
1- This hadith is Hasan Sahih,
2- There is also a narration in this chapter from Ibn Abi Awfa.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
This detailed hadith is found in Sahih Muslim (Sahih Muslim, Al-Masajid, Hadith: 281). The prayer made by the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam for Abu Qatadah radi Allahu anhu, due to his protection of the blessed person of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, gives hope that similar virtue can be attained for protecting the Shari‘ah brought by the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and his ahadith. As is explicitly mentioned in another hadith: “May Allah keep happy and prosperous that servant who heard my saying, remembered it, and conveyed it just as he heard it.”
(Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi, Al-‘Ilm, Hadith: 2658)
This detailed hadith is found in Sahih Muslim (Sahih Muslim, Al-Masajid, Hadith: 281). The prayer made by the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam for Abu Qatadah radi Allahu anhu, due to his protection of the blessed person of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, gives hope that similar virtue can be attained for protecting the Shari‘ah brought by the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and his ahadith. As is explicitly mentioned in another hadith: “May Allah keep happy and prosperous that servant who heard my saying, remembered it, and conveyed it just as he heard it.”
(Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi, Al-‘Ilm, Hadith: 2658)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5228
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
This matter is included among etiquettes.
That one should drink last oneself; similarly, if distributing something, one should take their share at the end.
However, doing so is not obligatory.
This matter is included among etiquettes.
That one should drink last oneself; similarly, if distributing something, one should take their share at the end.
However, doing so is not obligatory.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3434
