Can We Eat/Drink While Standing?

Can We Eat/Drink While Standing?


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Hadith No 1 :-
"Narrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra: `Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the `Asr prayer became due. Then water was brought to him and he drank of it, washed his face, hands, head and feet. Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing. and said, Some people dislike to drink water while standing thought the Prophet did as I have just done."


Reference : Sahih Bukhari Hadith No 5616

Hadith No 2 :-

"Narrated Ibn 'Umar: We would eat during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) while we were walking, and we would drink while we were standing. [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih Gharib as a narration of 'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar, from Nafi', from Ibn 'Umar. 'Imran bin Hudair reported this Hadith from Abu Al-Bazari, from Ibn 'Umar. Abu Al-Bazari's name is Yazid bin 'Utarid."

Reference : Jama Tirmazi 1880

Conclusion :

There are more hadith related to this issue but these 2 hadiths are enough to conclude that we can eat and drink while we are walking and standing.

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