Sunnah way of Drinking

– Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah رضى الله عنه narrates, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whenever any one of you drinks, he should not breathe into the drinking utensil.” [Saheeh Bukhari, hadith 513]

– Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik رضى الله عنه narrates, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Certainly, Allah is pleased with His servant who says: Al-Hamdulillah, upon taking a morsel of food or says: Al-Hamdulillah, when drinking.” [Saheeh Muslim, hadith 2734]

– Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar رضى الله عنه reports the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “When any one of you eats, he should eat with his right hand and when he drinks he should drink with his right hand. Indeed, the shaytaan eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand.” [Saheeh Muslim, hadith 2020]

– Qatadah narrates from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik رضى الله عنه, “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade a person from drinking while standing.” Qatadah said, “We asked, ‘How about eating’? Anas رضى الله عنه replied, ‘That is even worse.’” [Saheeh Muslim, hadith 2024]

– Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik رضى الله عنه narrates, “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to breathe three times when drinking (i. e. he drank in three sips) and he said, ‘It is more thirst-quenching, satisfying and healthier.’ Anas رضى الله عنه said: ‘So I also breathe three times when drinking.’” [Saheeh Muslim, hadith 2028]

– Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas رضى الله عنه reports, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Let none of you drink all at once like the camel, but drink two or three times (in two or three sips), mentioning Allah’s name (say Bismillah) when you drink, and praising Him (say Al-Hamdulillah) when you (finish).” [Jami Tirmidhi, hadith 1885]

– Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas رضى الله عنه reports, “When the Prophet ﷺ drank, he would breathe two times (i. e. he drank in two sips).” [Jami Tirmidhi, hadith 1886]

– Sayyiduna Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri رضى الله عنه reports, “The Prophet ﷺ prohibited from blowing into the drink.”  [Jami Tirmidhi, hadith 1887]

– Sayyiduna Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri رضى الله عنه reports, “The Prophet ﷺ forbade drinking from the broken part (of a cup) and blowing into a drink.” [Sunan Abu Dawud, hadith 3722]

– After drinking water the Prophet ﷺ would recite:

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّه الَّذِىْ سَقَانَا عَذْبًا فُرَاتًا بِرَحْمَتِهِ وَ لَمْ يَجْعَلْهُ مِلْحًا اُجَاجًا بِذُنُوْبِنَا

Trans: All praise is due to Allah, Who of His Mercy has granted us sweet and pleasant water to drink and did not make it bitter and salty due to our sins. [Ruh al-Ma’ani, Al-Waqiah v. 70]

The Prophet ﷺ would:

1. sit and drink
2. not pour the water into his blessed mouth but would drink in such a manner the water would touch his lips
3. not gulp it down all at once but draw it into the mouth gradually
4. drink in two or three sips and take a breath after each sip
5. not breathe into the cup, but he would move it away from his blessed mouth to take a breath
6. say Bismillah once at the beginning
7. say Al-Hamdulillah either once at the end or after each sip both are sunnah
8. drink with his right hand
9. not drink from the chipped part of the cup
10. also recite the dua after drinking water