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An act equal to 55 years of worship
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Drinking Zamzam is Worship
Drinking Zamzam is an ‘ibadah (act of worship). It is a means of seeking closeness to Allah.
The Prophet salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, “The water of Zamzam is for whatever it is drunk for.” Reported by Ibn Majah.
Our righteous predecessors would act upon this hadith verbatim:
– Ibn ‘Abbas drank from the water of Zamzam and he said, “O Allah, I ask you for beneficial knowledge, plentiful provision and healing from every disease.”
– Al-Humaydi said, “We were with Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah, and he told us the hadith about the water of Zamzam being drunk for whatever purpose it is drunk for. A man got up and left the gathering and then returned and said, ‘O Abu Muhammad, is the hadith which you told us about the water of Zamzam sahih?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ The man said, ‘Just now I drank a bucket of Zamzam so that you would tell me one hundred hadiths.’ Sufyan said, ‘Sit down,’ so he sat down and he told him one hundred hadiths.”
– Ibn al-Qayyim once said, “Myself and others tried seeking healing with Zamzam water and saw wondrous things. I sought healing with it from a number of illnesses, and I was healed by the permission of Allah. I saw someone who nourished himself with it for a number of days, half a month or more, and he did not feel hunger…” [Zad al-Ma’ad]
– The scholars say it is sunnah to drink one’s fill of Zamzam. Abu Dharr once stayed near the Ka’bah and its coverings for forty days and forty nights with no food or drink other than Zamzam. When asked by the Prophet as to how he nourished himself, he answered, “I have had nothing but Zamzam water, and I have gotten so fat that I have folds of fat on my stomach. I do not feel any of the tiredness or weakness of hunger and I have not become thin.” The Prophet said: “Verily, it is blessed, it is food that nourishes.” Other narrations include, “… and a healing for sickness.” Reported by Muslim and others.
What would you intend or make du’a for when drinking Zamzam?
Umrah in Ramadan is like Hajj?
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked a woman, “What kept you from performing Hajj with us?” She replied, “We only have two camels and the father of her son and her son had gone for Hajj on one camel, and he left us the other camel so that we could carry water on it”. He asked, “When Ramadan comes, go for ‘Umrah, for ‘Umrah in (that month) is equivalent (in reward) to Hajj.” Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
The scholars differed concerning the one who attains the virtue mentioned in the hadith. There are three opinions:
1 – That this hadith applies only to the woman who was addressed by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
2 – That this virtue is attained by the one who intends to do Hajj but is unable to do it, then he makes up for it by doing ‘Umrah in Ramadan. For by combining the intention to do Hajj with performance of ‘Umrah in Ramadan, he attains the reward of doing a complete Hajj with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
3 – The view of the scholars of the four schools of thought and others, that the virtue mentioned in this hadith is general in meaning and applies to everyone who does ‘umrah in the month of Ramadan. ‘Umrah at that time is equivalent to Hajj for all people, not just for a few people or in certain circumstances.
The most correct of these opinions – and Allah knows best – is the last one, and the virtue is general in meaning and is attained by all those who do ‘umrah in Ramadan.