Is it better to drink Zamzam water without reciting over it, or with recitation?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Shaykh. May Allah reward you with good. This is the last question in this questioner’s message. He says: It is reported that Zamzam water is for what it is drunk for. So, is it obligatory for us to recite the Qur’an over it and have the sick person drink it, or is it sufficient to drink it without recitation?
Answer:
The principle is that it is blessed water, and that it contains healing and benefit even if nothing is recited over it. However, if it is recited over in the context of ruqyah (healing by Qur’anic recitation), that is good, just like other waters. If it is recited over in the context of ruqyah, there is no harm in that, just like other waters. So, one recites over the water and then drinks it or gives it to the sick person to drink. Yes. From Zamzam or otherwise.
May Allah reward you, Shaykh. May Allah reward you with good. This is the last question in this questioner’s message. He says: It is reported that Zamzam water is for what it is drunk for. So, is it obligatory for us to recite the Qur’an over it and have the sick person drink it, or is it sufficient to drink it without recitation?
Answer:
The principle is that it is blessed water, and that it contains healing and benefit even if nothing is recited over it. However, if it is recited over in the context of ruqyah (healing by Qur’anic recitation), that is good, just like other waters. If it is recited over in the context of ruqyah, there is no harm in that, just like other waters. So, one recites over the water and then drinks it or gives it to the sick person to drink. Yes. From Zamzam or otherwise.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5855- هل الأفضل شرب ماء زمزم بدون قراءة عليه أم مع القراءة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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