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3432. It was narrated that Jâbir bin 'Abdullâh said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ entered upon a man among the Ansâr when he was watering his garden. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said to him: 'If you have any water that has been kept overnight in a water skin, then give us some to drink, otherwise we will drink by putting our mouths in the basin.' He said: 'I have water that has been kept in a water skin. So he went and we went with him, to the shelter, where he milked a sheep for him and (mixed it with) the water that had been kept overnight in a water skin. He drank from it, then he did likewise for his Companion who was with him.'" (Sahih)
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Drinking by mouth directly from flowing water is allowed. However, it is better to put it in a vessel or one's hands for drinking.
Drinking the water that is left in the night is allowed provided it was covered perfectly, or kept in a water skin and the like.
'Shann' in Arabic refers to an old water skin; in which water becomes much cooler.
On this occasion Abu Bakr was in the company of the Prophet ﷺ. (See footnotes of Ibn Mâjah, by Wahiduz-Zaman ﷺ).
