Is the understanding that taking three breaths while drinking means taking a sip then breathing outside the vessel, then a sip then breathing, and so on three times, a correct understanding?
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The scholars' interpretation of the states that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to drink his fill of water in three sips, moving the vessel away from his mouth to breathe between each sip. The exhaling of breath would be done outside the vessel. This manner of drinking was described as "arwa" (more thirst-quenching), "abra'" (safer from illness or harm), and "amra'" (more pleasant to swallow). Scholars have unanimously agreed that it is disliked to breathe into the vessel due to the defilement of the water involved.
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