Sunnah way of drinking water?

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Ibn Qayyim mentions in his book Zad ul-Maad:

Translation: It was not the practice of Nabi Sallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam to drink water before eating food, whether the water was cold or hot. It (drinking water) is extremely dislike (from a medical stand point).

(Zad ul-Maad V.4 Pg.205 Muassisa al-Risalah)

Translation: It is against the well-being of an individual to drink (immediately) after exercising, after extreme fatigue, after intimacy, (before and after) eating, after eating fruits, after a shower, and at the time of awakening from a sleep. Some of the above descriptions may be of a lesser degree of harm than others. However, every description is against the well-being of one’s health.

(Zad ul-Maad V.4 Pg.205 Muassisa al-Risalah)

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Immad Bin Arshad

Student Darul Iftaa
California, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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