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Grade One Islamic Studies Worksheet 6.2Etiquette of Drinking

As with eating, a Muslim should always usetheir right hand when drinking and they should

say bismillah before they start.

The Messenger of Allah said, No oneamong you should eat with his left hand, ordrink with it, for the Shaytaan eats with his left

hand and drinks with it.1

The Messenger of Allah taught us that it ismuch better to drink when you are sittingdown. You may also drink when you are

standing up, as the Messenger of Allah didboth, but it is still better to try and sit downwhen you want to drink.

You should also try not to blow onto your drinkand not breathe into the vessel that you are

drinking from. The Messenger of Allah told usWhen you drink, do not breathe in thevessel2

A vessel is an English word that means acontainer that holds liquid.

It is also better not to finish all of your drink in

one breath. The Messenger of Allah taughtus that we should take sips and remove the

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Grade One Islamic Studies Worksheet 6.2Etiquette of Drinking

vessel from our mouth to breathe in betweensips of our drink.

One of the companions of the Messenger of

Allah told us that he used to drink in

three breaths and that he would say It ismore thirst-quenching, healthier and more

wholesome.

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Thirst-quenching is a feeling where you feelthat you have had enough to drink.

Wholesome means that something is good foryou.

1. You should drink with your ______________

hand.

2. It is better to _____________ _____________

when you are drinking.

3. Try not to ______________ into the vessel

when you are drinking.

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