💌 There are several reports and medical
researches that state it is healthier to drink and eat while sitting, instead
of while standing or lying down.
This is why the noble Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam encouraged us Muslims to maintain proper etiquettes and sit if we want to eat or drink. If we're in a journey and there is no seat available or the ground is not suitable for sitting on, we are allowed to drink while standing. It is still preferable to eat and drink while seated, whether on a chair, sofa, staircase, floor or mat etc. if we want to be closer to the Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam by following his Sunnah/tradition whenever possible. Allahu A'lam.
This is why the noble Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam encouraged us Muslims to maintain proper etiquettes and sit if we want to eat or drink. If we're in a journey and there is no seat available or the ground is not suitable for sitting on, we are allowed to drink while standing. It is still preferable to eat and drink while seated, whether on a chair, sofa, staircase, floor or mat etc. if we want to be closer to the Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam by following his Sunnah/tradition whenever possible. Allahu A'lam.
📖 Anas Ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad
SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam prohibited a man
from drinking while standing up. We said, “And eating?” The Prophet SallAllahu
'alaihi wa sallam said, “That is
even worse.”
Source: Sahih Muslim 2024
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
📖 Ibn Abbas RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: I gave the Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam a drink of water from the Zamzam well and he drank it while standing up.
Source: Sunan Al-Nasā’ī 2965
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
Ibn Al-Tin said, “He SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam did that to indicate that it is permissible.”
Source: Al-Tawdīh li-Sharh Al-Jāmiʻ Al-Sahih 27/199
Source: Sahih Muslim 2024
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
📖 Ibn Abbas RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: I gave the Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam a drink of water from the Zamzam well and he drank it while standing up.
Source: Sunan Al-Nasā’ī 2965
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
Ibn Al-Tin said, “He SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam did that to indicate that it is permissible.”
Source: Al-Tawdīh li-Sharh Al-Jāmiʻ Al-Sahih 27/199