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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1880 — Eating Walking and Drinking Standing
What Has Been Related About The Prohibition Of Drinking While Standing
Eating While Walking and Drinking Standing Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1880
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1880
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو السَّائِبِ، سَلْمُ بْنُ جُنَادَةَ الْكُوفِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ كُنَّا نَأْكُلُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَنَحْنُ نَمْشِي وَنَشْرَبُ وَنَحْنُ قِيَامٌ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ . وَرَوَى عِمْرَانُ بْنُ حُدَيْرٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ أَبِي الْبَزَرِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ . وَأَبُو الْبُزَرِيُّ اسْمُهُ يَزِيدُ بْنُ عُطَارِدٍ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
We Would Eat During The Time Of The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) While We Were Walking, And We Would Drink While We Were Standing. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih Gharib As A Narration Of 'Ubaidullah Bin 'Umar, From Nafi', From Ibn 'Umar. 'Imran Bin Hudair Reported This Hadith From Abu Al-Bazari, From Ibn 'Umar. Abu Al-Bazari'S Name Is Yazid Bin 'Utarid.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1880In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 20English translation : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 1880
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1880
This Hadith reports a practice described by Ibn Umar. He said that during the time of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, they would eat while walking and drink while standing. The narration is descriptive. It tells what happened at that time, without adding further explanation in the provided text. Because another narration in the same batch mentions a prohibition of drinking while standing, this Hadith should be presented carefully and exactly as worded. It does not cancel or explain the other text by itself; it simply reports what Ibn Umar said they did. For people searching for drinking while standing hadith, this narration is important because it shows another report on the same topic.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umar described eating while walking during the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم time.
- He also described drinking while standing.
- The narration is a report of practice, not a long explanation.
- Related narrations on the topic should be read carefully without adding unsupported claims.
