Hadith 161

Sahih Muslim

Book 36: The Book of Drinks

Chapter 16

It is disliked to breathe into the vessel, and it is recommended to take three breaths, outside the vessel

باب كَرَاهَةِ التَّنَفُّسِ فِي نَفْسِ الإِنَاءِ وَاسْتِحْبَابِ التَّنَفُّسِ ثَلاَثًا خَارِجَ الإِنَاءِ

Sahih Muslim 2028b
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ أَبِي عِصَامٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَتَنَفَّسُ فِي الشَّرَابِ ثَلاَثًا وَيَقُولُ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَأَنَا أَتَنَفَّسُ فِي الشَّرَابِ ثَلاَثًا ‏.‏
"‏ إِنَّهُ أَرْوَى وَأَبْرَأُ وَأَمْرَأُ ‏"
Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) breathed three times (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said:

It is more thirst- quenching, healthier and more wholesome. Anas said: So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink.