Why Is Blowing Something Cold Like Hot Tea Before Drinking Considered Haram in Islam

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Fatwa ID: 05654

 

Answered by: Maulana Muhammad Asadullah Anwar Adam

 

Question:

 

Why is blowing something cold like hot tea before drinking considered haram in Islam?

 

 

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

 

Answer:

 

Breathing into a drink is disliked because the Messenger of Allah (SAW) forbade blowing into a vessel.[1]

 

The wisdom behind it is that breathing into the vessel is off-putting to the one who is going to drink from it after him [1]. Some diseases from the stomach, lungs or mouth may be expelled with the breath and stick to the vessel.

 

 

[1] Sahih Bukhari volume 3 , page 1602, Maktabul Bushra print

 

 

Only Allah knows best

Written by Maulana Muhammad Asadullah Anwar Adam

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

 

 

 

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