Some people drink water standing up from public water dispensers (Sabeel) set up on the streets or coolers kept in mosques, etc. This act of theirs is Makrooh Tanzeehi (mildly disliked), because water should be drunk while sitting. Yes! If there is no place to sit due to overcrowding and rush, or there is a fear of clothes getting spoiled due to mud, or there is any other excuse of this kind, then drinking while standing will be permissible without any Karahat (dislike). (Aham Masail / Vol: 5 / Page: 269)
Corrections and Amendments in Certain Places of Behishti Zewar and Taleem-ud-Deen
Corrections in certain places of Behishti Zewar and Taleem-ud-Deen: (1) In Behishti Zewar, four Sunnahs have been written after the Isha prayer; the correct ruling is that there are two Sunnahs and two Nafl. (2) In Behishti Zewar, the dates for Ayyam-e-Beed (the white days of lunar fasting) have been written as the 12th, 13th, and 14th; the correct dates are the 13th, 14th, and 15th. (3) In Taleem-ud-Deen and Behishti Zewar, while mentioning Teeja (3rd-day ritual), Chaliswan (40th-day ritual), etc., as innovations (Bid'ah), the phrase "doing it considering it necessary" was used. This could create a doubt that perhaps doing it without considering it necessary is permissible. This qualification was descriptive (waqi'ee), not restrictive (ihtirazi). The ruling is that no matter how it is performed, it is a Bid'ah (innovation). (4) In Taleem-ud-Deen, regarding lighting lamps over graves, the phrase "lighting lamps in abundance" was written. This should also be understood in the same manner as the third point; the ruling is that keeping even a single lamp is a Bid'ah. Friends are requested to pray that Almighty Allah forgives my unintentional and intentional errors, and does not let my speeches and writings become a cause of misguidance. _____________________________________ (Ashraf-us-Sawanih: 3/135, Bawadir-un-Nawadir: 428)
