26/13. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1885 — Drink in Two or Three Breaths
What Has Been Related About Breathing Into The Vessel
Hadith About Drinking in Two or Three Times
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1885
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1885
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ سِنَانٍ الْجَزَرِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنٍ لِعَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ تَشْرَبُوا وَاحِدًا كَشُرْبِ الْبَعِيرِ وَلَكِنِ اشْرَبُوا مَثْنَى وَثُلاَثَ وَسَمُّوا إِذَا أَنْتُمْ شَرِبْتُمْ وَاحْمَدُوا إِذَا أَنْتُمْ رَفَعْتُمْ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ . وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ الْجَزَرِيُّ هُوَ أَبُو فَرْوَةَ الرُّهَاوِيُّ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "Let None Of You Drink All At Once Like The Camel. But Drink Two Or Three Times, Mentioning Allah'S Name When You Drink, And Praising Him When You (Finish)." [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Gharib. Yazid Bin Sinan Al-Jazari Is Abu Farwah Ar-Ruhawi.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1885In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 26English translation : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 1885
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1885
This Hadith about drinking in two or three times gives clear drinking etiquette from the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم). He said not to drink all at once like the camel, but to drink two or three times. He also taught mentioning Allah’s name when drinking and praising Him when finished. The wording makes the lesson easy to apply: drink calmly, begin with remembrance of Allah, and end with gratitude. Abu Eisa graded the Hadith as Gharib and also identified Yazid bin Sinan Al-Jazari as Abu Farwah Ar-Ruhawi. The explanation should stay with the text: it teaches measured drinking and remembrance connected to a simple daily act.
What we learn from this hadith
- Drink in a calm and measured way rather than all at once.
- Mention Allah’s name when beginning to drink.
- Praise Allah after finishing the drink.
