Did the Sunnah mention going to Zamzam after the two rak'ahs of tawaf in 'Umrah?
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The questioner : Regarding Zamzam, did going to Zamzam come in the acts of Hajj? Or in 'Umrah? Or in both?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Or in both?
The Shaykh : What? What is the original question?
The questioner : Zamzam, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Zamzam, and what about it?
The questioner : Going to Zamzam, because some books did not mention, meaning, after tawaf and the prayer of the two rak'ahs of tawaf, going to Zamzam. So did it come in Hajj, or in 'Umrah, or in both?
The Shaykh : The scholars differ on this: Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) drink from it as an act of worship, or did he need to drink and came to drink? We do not know. So as long as the matter is doubtful—whether it is worship or natural need—we do not legislate it unless the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it, saying: "Whoever performs tawaf, let him drink from the water of Zamzam." Is it not possible that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when he performed tawaf, needed to drink? This is possible, without doubt. For this reason, it has not reached me that he drank when he performed the 'Umrah of al-Ji'ranah, nor the 'Umrah of al-Qada'. And on this basis, there is a very strong possibility that he drank because he needed it. Those who did not mention it are those who do not see this; they see that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) needed to drink, so he drank.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Or in both?
The Shaykh : What? What is the original question?
The questioner : Zamzam, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Zamzam, and what about it?
The questioner : Going to Zamzam, because some books did not mention, meaning, after tawaf and the prayer of the two rak'ahs of tawaf, going to Zamzam. So did it come in Hajj, or in 'Umrah, or in both?
The Shaykh : The scholars differ on this: Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) drink from it as an act of worship, or did he need to drink and came to drink? We do not know. So as long as the matter is doubtful—whether it is worship or natural need—we do not legislate it unless the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it, saying: "Whoever performs tawaf, let him drink from the water of Zamzam." Is it not possible that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when he performed tawaf, needed to drink? This is possible, without doubt. For this reason, it has not reached me that he drank when he performed the 'Umrah of al-Ji'ranah, nor the 'Umrah of al-Qada'. And on this basis, there is a very strong possibility that he drank because he needed it. Those who did not mention it are those who do not see this; they see that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) needed to drink, so he drank.