774/1 - Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: It was the time for prayer, and those whose houses were near got up and went to their people (to perform ablution), and there remained some people (sitting). Then, a painted stove pot containing water was brought to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him). The pot was small, not broad enough for one to spread one’s hand in; yet all the people performed ablution. They asked Anas: “How many persons were you?” He replied: “We were eighty or more.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim; this is the version narrated by Al-Bukhāri]
In another version by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim: The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) asked for water and a broad tumbler with a not-so-deep base containing a small quantity of water was brought to him. He put his fingers in it. Anas further said: “I saw the water springing out from amongst his fingers. I estimated that the people who performed ablution with it numbered between seventy to eighty.”
775/2 - ‘Abdullāh ibn Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: “The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) came and we brought to him water from a brass tumbler, and he performed ablution.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri]
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1) It is permissible to perform ablution or bathe from the water in a pot, a tumbler, wood, stones, or brass. All vessels are fundamentally lawful and pure.
2) It shows one of the Prophet’s miraculous actions, as the amount of water increased and sprang out from between his fingers.
776/3 - Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) visited the house of a man of the Ansār with one of his Companions and said to him: “If you have some water in the waterskin left over from last night, give it to us for drinking; otherwise, we shall drink from some stream directly.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri]
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1) It shows how the Shariah is easy and flexible when it comes to the manner of drinking.
2) Everything Allah Almighty has created on earth is fundamentally lawful, unless otherwise established by a proof.
777/4 - Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from wearing brocade or silk and drinking out of gold or silver vessels and said: “They are for them in the worldly life, and they are for you in the Hereafter.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
778/5 - Um Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “He who drinks in a silver utensil is only swallowing in his stomach fire from Hell.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
In a version by Muslim: “He who eats or drinks in a silver or gold utensil...”
In another version by him: “He who drinks in a silver or gold utensil is only swallowing in his stomach fire from Hell.”
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1) It is prohibited to drink in a gold or silver vessel; and it is also prohibited to use them for food. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) explained the reason behind the prohibition, saying: “They are for them in the worldly life, and they are for you in the Hereafter.”
2) It is prohibited for men to wear silk or brocade, for this is typical of the disbelievers. That is why the Shariah called for distinction between the clothes of the servants of Allah, the Most Merciful, and those of the servants of Satan.
3) Glad tidings are given to the believers who comply with the commands of Allah Almighty and His Messenger that they shall enter Paradise.