Fatwa ID: 05811

Answered by: Shaykh Ahmed bin Mohamed Umarji

Question:

What is the significance of Zamzam water in the Quran?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

The significance and virtues of Zamzam water is found in the narrations of The Prophet P.B.U.H some of these narrations are;

1. Jabir R.A. narrates that The Prophet P.B.U.H said “Zam-zam water fulfils whatever purpose it is drunk for” (Musnad Ahmed, Ibn Majah)¹

2. Ibn Abbas R.A. narrates that The Prophet P.B.U.H said “Zam Zam water fulfils whatever purpose it is drunk for. If you drink it seeking a cure, Allah Ta’ala will cure you. If you think it in order to satisfy your hunger, Allah Ta’ala will satisfy your hunger. If you drink it in order to quench your thirst, Allah Ta’ala will quench your thirst. If you drink it seeking refuge. Allah Ta’ala will give you a refuge”²

Only Allah knows best

Written by Shaykh Ahmed bin Mohamed Umarji

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

1 al-Matjar ar-Rabih fi-Thawab al-Amal as-Salih, Pave 347, Zam Zam Publishers

2 Ibid, Page 346