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Sahih Muslim 2027c — Drinking Zamzam While Standing
Drinking zamzam water while standing
Drinking Zamzam While Standing: A Simple Hadith on Zamzam
Sahih Muslim : 2027c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2027c
وَحَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَاصِمٌ الأَحْوَلُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي يَعْقُوبُ، الدَّوْرَقِيُّ وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ - قَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ، يَعْقُوبُ حَدَّثَنَا - هُشَيْمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ الأَحْوَلُ، وَمُغِيرَةُ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم شَرِبَ مِنْ زَمْزَمَ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) drank (water) from Zamzam while he was standing.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2027cIn-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 156USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 23, Hadith 5025
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2027c
This Hadith about drinking Zamzam while standing is short, but it gives a clear picture of one action of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Ibn Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم drank water from Zamzam while he was standing. The main point is not a long ruling or a detailed story. It is a plain report of what happened. For anyone searching for the Prophet drank Zamzam standing, this narration shows that the act took place with Zamzam water. It also reminds us to read Hadith carefully. The text mentions Zamzam and standing, so the explanation should stay with those two points. It does not add a general rule for every drink or every place. It simply records this specific Sunnah action.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم drank Zamzam water while standing in this report.
- Ibn Abbas preserved this simple detail for the Ummah.
- The text teaches careful reading: it speaks about Zamzam, not every drink in every setting.
