36/16. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2028c — Three Breaths Variation
It is disliked to breathe into the vessel, and it is recommended to take three breaths, outside the vessel
Three Breaths While Drinking: A Hadith Variation
Sahih Muslim : 2028c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2028c
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، الدَّسْتَوَائِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عِصَامٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِثْلِهِ وَقَالَ فِي الإِنَاءِ .
Anas Narrated from:
This hadith is reported on the authority of Anas with a slight variation of wording.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2028cIn-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 162USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 23, Hadith 5031
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2028c
This Hadith is a short variation of the report from Anas about drinking in three breaths. It says that the narration came with a slight variation of wording, and it mentions the phrase connected with the vessel. Since the text is brief, we should not treat it as a new event with new details. The main topic remains the same: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم drank in a way connected to three breaths during the course of a drink. People searching for Sahih Muslim 2028c or breathing three times while drinking are usually looking for this Sunnah drinking manner. The value of this narration is that it records how the same meaning came through another wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- This narration preserves a slight wording variation.
- The core topic remains drinking in three breaths.
- A variation does not need to be treated as a separate new event.
- The report helps show careful transmission of the same Hadith meaning.
