Zamzam Water - A Miracle -2

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Praise be to Allaah.



Imaam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Zamzam water is the best and noblest of all waters, the highest in status, the dearest to people, the most precious and valuable to them. It was dug by Jibreel and is the water with which Allaah quenched the thirst of Ismaa'eel.
It was reported in Saheeh Muslim that the Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to Abu Dharr, who had stayed near the Ka'bah and its coverings for forty days and nights
with no food or drink other than (Zamzam): "How long have you been here?" Abu Dharr said: "I have been here for thirty days and nights." The Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, "Who has been feeding you?" He said, "I have had nothing but Zamzam water, and I have gotten so fat that I have folds of fat on my stomach. I do not feel any of the tiredness or weakness of hunger and I have not become thin." The Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Verily, it is blessed, it is food that nourishes."(Narrated by Imaam Muslim, 2473).



Other scholars added, with their own isnaads, "... and a healing  for sickness." This was narrated by al-Bazzaar (1171, 1172) and  al-Tabaraani in al-Sagheer (295). In Sunan Ibn Maajah (al-Manaasik, 3062) it was reported from Jaabir ibn 'Abd-Allaah that the Prophet  SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:  "The water of Zamzam is for whatever it is drunk for." The Salaf  and 'ulamaa' acted upon this Hadeeth. When 'Abd-Allaah ibn al-Mubaarak  went for Hajj, he came to Zamzam and said, "O Allaah, Ibn Abi'l-Mawaali told us from Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir from Jaabir (may Allaah be  pleased with him) that Your Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said, 'The water of Zamzam is for whatever it is drunk for.' I am drinking it to ward off thirst on the Day of Resurrection." Ibn Abi'l-Mawaali  is thiqah (trustworthy) so the hadeeth is hasan (good). Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Myself and others tried seeking healing with Zamzam water and saw wondrous things. I sought healing with it from a number of illnesses, and I was healed by the permission of Allaah. I saw someone who nourished  himself with it for a number of days, half a month or more, and he  did not feel hunger; he performed Tawaaf along with the other people  just as they did. And he told me that he consumed nothing but  Zamzam water for forty days and he had the strength to have  intercourse with his wife, to fast and to perform Tawaaf numerous times. Zaad al-Ma'aad, 4/319, 320. Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah preserve him) said: So you should have the intention of what you want to gain by  drinking this water. He should drink his fill, i.e., fill his stomach with it until it is filled to the ribs, because this water is good. A hadeeth has  been narrated concerning this: the difference between the believers  and the hypocrites is drinking one's fill of Zamzam water. (Narrated by  Ibn Maajah in al-Manaasik, 1017; al-Haakim, 1/472).Al-Boosairi said:  this is a saheeh isnaad; its men are mawthooqoon [trustworthy].

This is because Zamzam water is not sweet; it is somewhat salty,  and the believer only drinks this somewhat salty water out of faith,  believing that there is barakah (blessing) in it. So when he drinks
his fill of it, this is a sign of faith. (Sharh al-Mumti', 7/377, 378, 379). Perhaps Allaah did not make it sweet so that people would not  forget that the meaning of drinking it is an act of worship. Whatever  the case, its taste is fine and there is nothing wrong with it. We ask  Allaah to quench our thirst from the Cistern (al-Hawd) of His Prophet  on the Day of the greatest thirst. May Allaah bless our Prophet  Muhammad, Ameen.

 

Zamzam: Notes and Facts


What's cool, refreshing and will quench your thirst in the hot, Arabian desert?

If you answered (fill in the name of the latest fad soft drink), you're wrong.

Zamzam is the name of the well that provides the water billions of people have thirstily drunk from throughout history, especially during the Hajj pilgrimage.

It is linked to some of the most important personalities in world history: the Prophets Abraham and Ismail (peace be upon them) and Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), as well as Ismail's mother Hajira (may Allah be pleased with her).

The Zamzam well is located in Makkah, which is the heart of the Hajj pilgrimage. Standing only a few meters east of the Kaba, the well is 35 meters deep and topped by an elegant dome.

How the Zamzam came into being

All traditions agree that Allah created the well to provide Hajira, the wife of Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him), and her baby Prophet Ismail (peace be upon him) with water in the hot, dry valley they were in.

In her desperate search for water, Hajira ran seven times back and forth in the scorching heat between the two hills of Safa and Marwa to provide for her baby who was dying of thirst. Today, this same act is a necessary rite of Hajj all Muslims, mothers and fathers, must complete.

Prophet Ibraham settled his family there as part of God's mission for him. The first thing Hajira had to do then, was to look for water in the area. She was searching for it while watching at her son and would run whenever she could not see Ismail. Allah saw her effort and miraculously blessed the spot with a water spring.

The Zamzam before the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)

The appearance of the Zamzam began the settlement of the Makkan valley, where the descendants of Prophet Ismail populated the area.

But as time passed, Prophet Ibrahim and Ismail's monotheistic message which once dominated the region began taking a backseat to pagan, polytheistic beliefs.

Nonetheless, the well of Zamzam retained its importance in later generations. The grandfather of the Prophet, Abdul Muttalib, was honored with the responsibility of taking care of the well and the pilgrims to Makkah.

Zamzam water: the power drink

One of the miracles of Zamzam water is its ability to satisfy both thirst and hunger.

One of the Companions of the Prophet said that before Islam, the water was called "Shabbaa'ah" or satisfying. It was filling and helped them nourish their families.

After Islam, this powerful ability to quench thirst and fill stomachs remained. The Prophet said: "The best water on the face of the earth is the water of Zamzam; it is a kind of food and a healing from sickness."

According to the Muslim collection of Hadith, Abu Dharr Ghifari, a Companion, noted that when he first arrived in Makkah during the early days of Islam, he survived only on Zamzam water for a whole month. Not only did he satisfy his hunger and thirst, he became obese.

More recently, in the last few decades, samples of Zamzam water have been collected by scientists and they have found certain peculiarities that make the water healthier, like a higher level of calcium.

Zamzam water: a cure for sickness

Apart from its ability to serve as satisfying food and drink, Zamzam water's health benefits are also commended. The Prophet said it was a healing from sickness.This is why pilgrims to Makkah to this day collect it in bottles to bring back for relatives and friends back home who are ill.

The Prophet used to carry Zamzam water in pitchers and water skins back to Madinah. He used to sprinkle it over the sick and make them drink it.

Wahab ibn Munabbah, who was of the second generation of Muslims, said 'I swear by Him in whose possession my life is, Allah Ta`ala will relieve the person of all illnesses who drinks Zamzam to his fill and will also grant him good health.'

Zamzam water and Hajj

During Hajj and Umra, pilgrims are recommended to drink Zamzam water to their fill to quench their thirst. They also continue the tradition of bringing it back for family and friends.

For example, despite tight US laws forbidding the import of foreign liquids and fruits, there is an exception made for pilgrims returning from Makkah, who bring water of the Zamzam home for loved ones.