What is the ruling on drinking from Zamzam from above the well?
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The questioner : My Shaykh, regarding some people, after the tawaf, yes, they pray two rak'ahs and then they drink from above Zamzam, meaning from the wells. Is this permissible?
The Shaykh : It is permissible, my brother; because the issue of drinking from Zamzam is not among the pillars or the obligatory acts of Hajj, rather it is among the recommended practices (sunnah) of Hajj. So whenever a person is able to follow the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) by drinking directly from the well, as the Messenger did, that is the recommended practice. And now it is not possible, so from the closest point connected to the well ... .
The Shaykh : It is permissible, my brother; because the issue of drinking from Zamzam is not among the pillars or the obligatory acts of Hajj, rather it is among the recommended practices (sunnah) of Hajj. So whenever a person is able to follow the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) by drinking directly from the well, as the Messenger did, that is the recommended practice. And now it is not possible, so from the closest point connected to the well ... .
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