The Meaning of the Hadith: (The water of Zamzam is for what it is drunk for)
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[The Meaning of the Hadith: (The water of Zamzam is for what it is drunk for)]
Your Eminence! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (The water of Zamzam is for what it is drunk for) Some people say that you should make du'a before you drink it. Does this have a basis, or does it not?
The hadith: (The water of Zamzam is for what it is drunk for) is a hasan (good) hadith,But what is the meaning of his saying: (for what it is drunk for) does this mean comprehensiveness, such that if a person drinks it to become a scholar, he becomes a scholar, or to become a merchant, he becomes a merchant,Or the intended meaning is: (for what it is drunk for) is limited to what the body is nourished with,Meaning: that if you drink it to quench thirst, you are quenched, or to remove hunger, you are sated? The hadith is not explicit that it is for everything it is drunk for, even if it is outside the body,So what appears to me, and Allah knows best: that the water of Zamzam is for what it is drunk for, limited to what the body is nourished with,Meaning: that if you rely on it instead of food, it suffices you, and instead of drink, it suffices you. As for making du'a when drinking it, many scholars have recommended (mustahabb) that one supplicate to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) when drinking it.
Your Eminence! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (The water of Zamzam is for what it is drunk for) Some people say that you should make du'a before you drink it. Does this have a basis, or does it not?
The hadith: (The water of Zamzam is for what it is drunk for) is a hasan (good) hadith,But what is the meaning of his saying: (for what it is drunk for) does this mean comprehensiveness, such that if a person drinks it to become a scholar, he becomes a scholar, or to become a merchant, he becomes a merchant,Or the intended meaning is: (for what it is drunk for) is limited to what the body is nourished with,Meaning: that if you drink it to quench thirst, you are quenched, or to remove hunger, you are sated? The hadith is not explicit that it is for everything it is drunk for, even if it is outside the body,So what appears to me, and Allah knows best: that the water of Zamzam is for what it is drunk for, limited to what the body is nourished with,Meaning: that if you rely on it instead of food, it suffices you, and instead of drink, it suffices you. As for making du'a when drinking it, many scholars have recommended (mustahabb) that one supplicate to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) when drinking it.