The Recommended Acts of Drinking Water
Issue No. 2270- According to narrations there are certain acts which are mustaḥab while drinking water. They are as follows:1- Water should be drunk by sipping.2- During daytime, one should drink water while standing.3- One should say “بسم الله” before drinking water and “الحمد لله” after drinking it.4- One should drink water in three breaths, not one.5- One should drink water when one has the inclination.6- After drinking water, one should remember Imam al-Husayn (as) and his family, and curse his killers.
