(Zamzam water is for what it is drunk for) Is this specific to the Haram?
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The questioner : In the hadith: Sunan Ibn Majah 3062Hasan (Darussalam) Is this specific to the Haram or general?
The Shaykh : It is general in every respect, but does "for what it is drunk for" mean that if you drink it for thirst, it removes your thirst, and if for food, it removes your hunger, or even for diseases? Some scholars say it is general, to the extent that some of them drank it to memorize Sahih al-Bukhari. He said:Sunan Ibn Majah 3062Hasan (Darussalam). On this basis, a student drinks it before an exam so that he will pass, and the one seeking a wife drinks it so that finding a wife will be easy for him. In my view, the generality does not extend to this degree. It appears to me, and Allah knows best, that "for what it is drunk for" refers to what benefits the body specifically: either satiating hunger, or quenching thirst, or curing an illness. As for matters beyond that, I have some reservations about it.
The questioner : I have tried it myself; camel milk, especially with Zamzam water. Camel milk has a delicious taste and a pleasant flavor at the present moment... it has a taste that you do not find later...
The Shaykh : And what is this?
The questioner : Camel milk.
The Shaykh : Strange, meaning if you drink it before seven minutes...
The questioner : And the Zamzam water, which appears to me...
The Shaykh : In any case, it appears to me that "for what it is drunk for" relates only to the body. This is what appears to me, and Allah knows best.
The questioner : Even intelligence, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, because intelligence is among the spiritual matters; it is not among the sensory matters.
The water of Zamzam is for whatever it is drunk for.
ماء زمزم لما شرب لهThe Shaykh : It is general in every respect, but does "for what it is drunk for" mean that if you drink it for thirst, it removes your thirst, and if for food, it removes your hunger, or even for diseases? Some scholars say it is general, to the extent that some of them drank it to memorize Sahih al-Bukhari. He said:
The water of Zamzam is for whatever it is drunk for.
ماء زمزم لما شُرب لهThe questioner : I have tried it myself; camel milk, especially with Zamzam water. Camel milk has a delicious taste and a pleasant flavor at the present moment... it has a taste that you do not find later...
The Shaykh : And what is this?
The questioner : Camel milk.
The Shaykh : Strange, meaning if you drink it before seven minutes...
The questioner : And the Zamzam water, which appears to me...
The Shaykh : In any case, it appears to me that "for what it is drunk for" relates only to the body. This is what appears to me, and Allah knows best.
The questioner : Even intelligence, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, because intelligence is among the spiritual matters; it is not among the sensory matters.