CHAPTER: IT IS REPUGNANT TO BREATHE IN A VESSEL AND APPRECIABLE TO BREATHE THREE TIMES OUTSIDE THE VESSEL IN COURSE OF DRINKING
No. 5028
Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allaah's Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) forbade breathing in a vessel.
No. 5029
Anas reported that Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) used to breathe three times in the course of a drink (i. e. he drank in three gulps).
No. 5030
Anas reported that Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) 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.
No. 5031
This hadith is reported on the authority of Anas with a slight variation of wording.