Ruling 2655 — Eating and Drinking

A number of things are considered to be etiquettes of drinking: 1. to drink water by sipping it; 2. to drink water during the day while standing; 3. to say ‘bismillāh’ before drinking water and ‘alḥamdu lillāh’ after drinking it; 4. to drink water in three gulps; 5. to drink water when one desires it; 6. after drinking water, to remember His Eminence Abā ʿAbdillāh [Imam al-Ḥusayn] (ʿA) and his household, and to curse his killers.