26/18. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1891 — Drinking From a Hanging Water-Skin
What Has Been Related Permitting That
Hadith Report About a Hanging Water-Skin
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1891
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1891
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَامَ إِلَى قِرْبَةٍ مُعَلَّقَةٍ فَخَنَثَهَا ثُمَّ شَرِبَ مِنْ فِيهَا . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أُمِّ سُلَيْمٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ لَيْسَ إِسْنَادُهُ بِصَحِيحٍ . وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْعُمَرِيُّ يُضَعَّفُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ وَلاَ أَدْرِي سَمِعَ مِنْ عِيسَى أَمْ لاَ
'Eisa bin 'Abdullah bin Unais Narrated from:
Narrated 'Eisa bin 'Abdullah bin Unais: From His Father Who Said: "I Saw The Prophet (ﷺ) Standing At A Hanging Water-Skin, So He Bent It, Then Drank From It." He Said: There Is Something On This Topic From Umm Salamah. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] The Chain Of This Hadith Is Not Sahih. 'Abdullah Bin 'Umar Al-'Umari (A Narrator In The Chain) Was Graded Weak Due To His Memory, And I Do Not Know If He Heard From 'Eisa Or Not.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1891In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 32English translation : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 1891
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1891
This report about drinking from a hanging water-skin is narrated from Abdullah bin Unais. He said that he saw the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) standing at a hanging water-skin, bending it, and then drinking from its mouth. The text also states that there is something on this topic from Umm Sulaym. Abu Eisa clearly notes that the chain of this Hadith is not Sahih. He also mentions that Abdullah bin Umar Al-Umari was graded weak due to his memory, and he was unsure whether he heard from Eisa or not. Because of that, the explanation should present the report carefully and not use it to make broad claims.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report mentions drinking from a hanging water-skin.
- Abu Eisa states that the chain is not Sahih.
- Weakness in a chain should be stated clearly when it is in the text.
