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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1894 — Server Drinks Last
What Has Been Related About The One Providing Water For People Is The Last Of Them To Drink
Hadith About the One Serving Water Drinking Last
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1894
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1894
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " سَاقِي الْقَوْمِ آخِرُهُمْ شُرْبًا " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Qatadah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: "The One Providing Water For People Is The Last Of Them To Drink." He Said: There Is Something On This Topic From Ibn Abi Awfa. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1894In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 35English translation : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 1894
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1894
This Hadith about the one serving water drinking last is narrated from Abu Qatadah. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said that the one providing water for people is the last of them to drink. The wording teaches a simple manner of service: the person serving others puts them before himself. The Hadith does not make a long speech about hospitality, but its lesson is easy to see from the words. Service should be done with patience and care. Abu Eisa graded this Hadith Hasan Sahih and mentioned that there is also something on this topic from Ibn Abi Awfa. For readers searching for serving water hadith, this narration gives a direct Prophetic teaching.
What we learn from this hadith
- The person serving water should drink last.
- Serving others includes patience and self-control.
- Good manners can appear in small acts of service.
