Sunnats Of Drinking Water

1) Drink with the right hand since Shaytaan drinks with the left hand.

2) Sit and drink. It is forbidden to drink while standing.

3) Recite Bismillah before drinking and Alhamdulillah after drinking.

4) Drink in three breaths (sips). After each sip, separate the utensil from the mouth.

5) Do not drink from the side of the utensil that is chipped.

6) Do not drink directly from the chipped edge, the spout of the jug, or any such utensil from which water gushes out very quickly (causing one to choke), or from such a utensil in which there is a possibility that a snake or scorpion may have crept in.

7) To recite this Dua after drinking water (not for other beverages) is also Sunnah:

اَلْحَمْدُ لِله الَّذِيْ سَقَانَا عَذُبًا فُراتًا بِرَحْمَتِهِ وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْهُ مِلحًا أَجَاجًا بِذُنُوبِنَا

8) After drinking water, if the utensil is to be passed on to others, pass it to the person on the right, who will in turn pass it to the one on his right, and this procedure will continue until the end. The same sequence should be observed when passing around any other beverage.

9) Recite this Dua after drinking milk:

اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَزِدْنَا مِنْهُ

10) The one serving should drink last.