Permission to Drink While Standing

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
I served Messenger of Allah ﷺ Zamzam water to drink and he drank it while he was standing.

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما قال: سقيت النبي ﷺ من زمزم، فشرب وهو قائم . .

An-Nazzal bin Sabrah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
'Ali bin Abu Talib (May Allah be pleased with him) arrived at Bab Ar-Rahbah (in Kufah) and drank water in a standing posture. Then he said: "I saw Messenger of Allah ﷺ doing what you have seen me doing."

[Al-Bukhari].

وعن النزال بن سبرة رضى الله عنه قال: أتى علي رضى الله عنه باب الرحبة فشرب قائماً، وقال: إني رأيت رسول الله ﷺ فعل كما رأيتموني فعلت. .

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
During the lifetime of Messenger of Allah ﷺ we would eat while walking and would drink while standing.

[At- Tirmidhi].

وعن ابن عمر رضى الله عنهما قال:كنا نأكل على عهد رسول الله ﷺ ونحن نمشى ، ونشرب ونحن قيام. .

'Amr bin Shu'aib on the authority of his father and grandfather reported:
that they saw Messenger of Allah ﷺ drink standing, and sitting.

[At-Tirmidhi].

The last three Ahadith point out the permissibility of eating and drinking while walking or standing or sitting, but drinking in the sitting position remains the best.

وعن عمرو بن شعيب عن أبيه عن جده رضى الله عنه قال: رأيت رسول الله ﷺ يشرب قائماً أو قاعداً. .

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet ﷺ forbade us from drinking while standing. Qatadah reported: "We asked him: 'What about eating?"' He said: "That is even worse, (or may be he said) more detestable."

Another narration is: Messenger of Allah ﷺ reprimanded us for drinking while standing.

[Muslim].

وعن أنس رضى الله عنه عن النبي ﷺ أنه نهى أن يشرب الرجل قائماً. قال قتادة: فقلنا لأنس: فالأكل؟ قال: ذلك أشر -أو أخبث- . وفى رواية له أن النبي ﷺ زجر عن الشرب قائما وفى رواية له أن النبي ﷺ زجر عن الشرب قائماً.