Answer
Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
In this fatwa:
Anyone who is performing Hajj is encouraged to drink water from the well of Zamzam after completing the seven rounds of Tawaf and offering two rakahs by the Station of Ibrahim. While drinking Zamzam water, the pilgrim or the person who is performing Umrah is encouraged to make duaa for whatever he wishes in this worldly life and the Hereafter.
In his response to your question, Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, states:
Zamzam water is the most blessed water; it is a miracle of Allah the Almighty, and His chosen gift to His Prophet Isma`il and his mother Hajar and through them to all posterity.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is reported to have said, โIt is a most blessed (water), good nourishment, as well as a source of healing for ailments.โ (Muslim)
He also said, โIt can be drunk for whatever good purpose one has in mind. If you were to drink it for healing, Allah will cure your sickness through it; if you were to drink it hoping thereby to seek Allahโs protection, Allah will protect youโฆ.โ (Al-Hakim)
Inspired by such traditions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the early Muslims used to offer various supplications while drinking Zamzam water; one of the most comprehensive and yet concise of such duaaโs is the following; it has been attributed to the Prophetโs companion Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him):
(Allaahumma inni asโaluka `ilman naรฏf`an wa `amalan mutaqabbalan wa rizqan wasi`an wa shifaโan min kulli daโin)
O Allah, I ask of You to grant me beneficial knowledge, acceptable deeds, abundant provision, and healing/cure from all ailments.
May Allah inspire us all to continually turn to Him in supplications with true feelings of reverence, and in fear and hope, amen.
Allah Almighty knows best.
Editorโs note: This fatwa is from Ask the Scholarโs archive and was originally published at an earlier date.
Source: www.islamqa.info
