26/17. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1890 — Water-Skin Drinking Etiquette
What Has Been Related About The Prohibition Of Beding The Mouths Of Water-Skins
Hadith About Bending the Mouths of Water-Skins
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1890
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1890
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، رِوَايَةً أَنَّهُ نَهَى عَنِ اخْتِنَاثِ الأَسْقِيَةِ، . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ، وَابْنِ، عَبَّاسٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Sa'eed Narrated from:
'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah narrated a report (of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) from Abu Sa'eed, that he prohibited bending the mouths of the water-skins. He said: There Are Narrations On This Topic From Jabir, Ibn 'Abbas, And Abu Hurairah. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1890In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 31English translation : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 1890
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1890
This Hadith about water-skin drinking etiquette is narrated from Abu Sa’eed Al Khudri through Ubaidullah bin Abdullah. It reports that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) prohibited bending the mouths of the water-skins. The wording focuses on a specific drinking practice related to water-skins, which were used for storing water. The narration also mentions that there are reports on this topic from Jabir, Ibn Abbas, and Abu Hurairah. Abu Eisa graded it Hasan Sahih. The safest explanation is to keep the focus on the text: it teaches care in how a person drinks from a water-skin and shows that drinking manners include the way the container is handled.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith reports a prohibition related to bending water-skin mouths.
- Drinking manners include how the container is handled.
- The narration is specific, so it should not be stretched beyond its wording.
