Remembrance 40 from Chapter 153

Allāhumma innahu balaghanī annā Rasūlaka ṣalla-llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallama qāl: “Mā’u Zamzama li-mā shuriba lah”, Allāhumma wa innī ashrabuhu li-taghfira lī wa li-taf‘ala bī (add appropriate words), fa-ghfir lī wa-f‘al.

We relate from Jābir , who narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: “Zamzam water is for what it is drunk for.” ^[14].Such has been the practice of the ‘ulamā’ and the virtuous; they drank it for their lofty purposes and achieved them. According to the ‘ulamā’, it is mustaḥabb for anyone who drinks it for forgiveness, cure from an ailment or any other reason, to say when drinking: O Allah, it has been conveyed to me that the Messenger of Allah said: “The water of Zamzam is for what it is drunk for.” O Allah, I have drunk it so that You may forgive me and that You may do such-and-such for me; so forgive me and do so. Alternatively, one may say: O Allah, I have drunk it seeking a cure, so cure me. And Allah knows best.

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