Chapter: The Dislike of Blowing into One’s Drink

765 – Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ forbade blowing into drink. A man asked, “Messenger of Allah, what if I see a qadhāh (a tiny speck) in the vessel?” He replied, “Pour it out.” The man said, “I cannot quench my thirst in a single breath.” He said, “Then remove the cup from your mouth between breaths.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhī, who said: a ḥadīth that is ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ (sound and good).

766 – Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported that the Prophet ﷺ forbade breathing into the vessel or blowing into it. Narrated by al-Tirmidhī, who said: a ḥadīth that is ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ.

[Commentary]
The author—may Allah have mercy on him—includes, in the section on the etiquette of food and drink, “Chapter: The Dislike of Blowing into One’s Drink.” He then cites two hadiths that contain a prohibition against blowing into one’s drink, because when a person blows, his breath may carry particles that are harmful or cause illness. For that reason the Prophet ﷺ forbade it. He was then asked