26/15. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1888 — No Breathing or Blowing Into Vessel
What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Blow Into The Drink
Hadith About Not Breathing Into the Vessel
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1888
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1888
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ الْجَزَرِيِّ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى أَنْ يُتَنَفَّسَ فِي الإِنَاءِ أَوْ يُنْفَخَ فِيهِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Prohibited Breathing In The Vessel, Or Blowing Into It. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1888In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 29English translation : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 1888
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1888
This Hadith about not breathing into the vessel is narrated from Ibn Abbas. The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) prohibited breathing in the vessel or blowing into it. The wording is short, clear, and easy to understand. It teaches a simple drinking manner: keep the vessel clean and avoid breathing or blowing into it while drinking. The Hadith does not add extra reasons, so the explanation should not go beyond the text. Abu Eisa graded this narration Hasan Sahih. For anyone searching for Islamic drinking etiquette, this Hadith is a direct source for the rule of not breathing or blowing into the drinking vessel.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not breathe into the drinking vessel.
- Do not blow into the vessel.
- Simple manners in drinking are part of Prophetic guidance.
