The ruling on drinking from the water of Zamzam after the two rak'ahs of tawaf
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Some books did not mention going to Zamzam after tawaf and the prayer of the two rak'ahs of tawaf. Did this occur in Hajj, in 'Umrah, or in both?
The scholars differed on this: Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) drink it as an act of worship, or did he need to drink and so he drank? We do not know. As long as the matter is doubtful—whether it is an act of worship or a natural need—we do not legislate it unless the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it.So he said: "Whoever performs tawaf, let him drink from the water of Zamzam." Is it not possible that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) needed to drink when he performed tawaf? This is certainly possible. For this reason, it has not reached me that he drank when he performed the 'Umrah of al-Ji'ranah or the 'Umrah of al-Qada'.And on this basis, there is a very strong possibility: That he drank it because he needed it. Those who did not mention it do so because they do not view it as an act of worship; they believe that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) needed to drink, so he drank.
Drinking from the water of Zamzam is, in principle, a desirable matter; because (he drank for it) as that came in a hasan hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). But for what did he drink it?It is said: He drank it to quench thirst, or to remove hunger, or to remove physical illness. As for generalizing it for everything, such that one drinks because he is getting married, by Allah! There is something in one's soul about this. Or he drinks so that he will become Ibn Hisham in grammar and Ibn Taymiyyah in religion and knowledge. I do not think so. But yes, the body benefits from it by removing thirst, removing hunger, and removing sickness, as came in another hadith that it is (a cure for sickness and food for taste).
The scholars differed on this: Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) drink it as an act of worship, or did he need to drink and so he drank? We do not know. As long as the matter is doubtful—whether it is an act of worship or a natural need—we do not legislate it unless the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it.So he said: "Whoever performs tawaf, let him drink from the water of Zamzam." Is it not possible that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) needed to drink when he performed tawaf? This is certainly possible. For this reason, it has not reached me that he drank when he performed the 'Umrah of al-Ji'ranah or the 'Umrah of al-Qada'.And on this basis, there is a very strong possibility: That he drank it because he needed it. Those who did not mention it do so because they do not view it as an act of worship; they believe that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) needed to drink, so he drank.
Drinking from the water of Zamzam is, in principle, a desirable matter; because (he drank for it) as that came in a hasan hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). But for what did he drink it?It is said: He drank it to quench thirst, or to remove hunger, or to remove physical illness. As for generalizing it for everything, such that one drinks because he is getting married, by Allah! There is something in one's soul about this. Or he drinks so that he will become Ibn Hisham in grammar and Ibn Taymiyyah in religion and knowledge. I do not think so. But yes, the body benefits from it by removing thirst, removing hunger, and removing sickness, as came in another hadith that it is (a cure for sickness and food for taste).