26/13. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1884 — Breathing Three Times While Drinking
What Has Been Related About Breathing Into The Vessel
Hadith About Breathing Three Times While Drinking
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1884
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1884
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، وَيُوسُفُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عِصَامٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَتَنَفَّسُ فِي الإِنَاءِ ثَلاَثًا وَيَقُولُ " هُوَ أَمْرَأُ وَأَرْوَى " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ . وَرَوَاهُ هِشَامٌ الدَّسْتَوَائِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عِصَامٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ . وَرَوَى عَزْرَةُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ ثُمَامَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَتَنَفَّسُ فِي الإِنَاءِ ثَلاَثًا .حَدَّثَنَا بِذَلِكَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا عَزْرَةُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ عَنْ ثُمَامَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَتَنَفَّسُ فِي الإِنَاءِ ثَلاَثًا . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Would Breathe Three Times In The Vessel And Say: "It Is More Wholesome And Thirst Quenching." [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Gharib. Hisham Ad-Dastawa'I Reported It From Abu 'Isam, From Anas.Narrated 'Azrah Bin Thabit: From Thumamah, From Anas That: "The Prophet (ﷺ) Would Breathe Three Times In The Vessel." Another Chain From Anas Bin Malik: "The Prophet (ﷺ) Would Breathe Three Times In The Vessel." He Said: This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1884In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 24,25English translation : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 1884
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1884
This Hadith about breathing three times while drinking is narrated from Anas bin Malik. The text reports that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) would breathe three times in the vessel and said that it was more wholesome and more thirst-quenching. The narration is repeated through another chain from Anas, showing that this wording was transmitted more than once in this entry. Abu Eisa first called it Hasan Gharib, and the later chain is described as Hasan Sahih. The core lesson is about drinking in a measured way rather than rushing. For readers searching for Sunnah drinking manners, this Hadith points to calmness and ease while drinking.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet’s drinking manner is described as measured and not rushed.
- The narration connects three breaths with being more wholesome and thirst-quenching.
- Hadith scholars recorded different chains for the same reported practice.
