What about drinking zam zam water in pakistan and india people say stand and drink zam zam water .in its respect .... i want to ask you is that is correct
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Stand and Drink Zam Zam
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help
and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and
whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness
that there is no one (no idol, no person,
no grave, no prophet, no
imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone,
and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of
His Messengers.
In normal circumstances, the guidance and Sunnah of the Messenger of
Allah (saws) is that the believers should drink or eat while in a seated
position. But if the place is
unclean, or if one is in a place where
it is not possible to sit down; there is
no harm if one eats or drinks while standing.
In normal circumstances the Messenger of Allah (saws) always sat down
when eating or drinking; but it is also
reported that sometimes he ate and drank while in a standing position.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 2.701 Narrated by Ibn Abbas
I gave Zam-Zam water to Allah's
Messenger (saws), and he drank it while
standing.
It is the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws)
that he would drink the ‘zam-zam’ water while in a standing position. The wisdom behind standing and drinking the
‘zam-zam’ would be difficult to comprehend at the time of the Prophet
(saws); but today the wisdom seems
evident. In the period of Hajj and the
month of Ramadan, there are so many
worshippers in the Sacred Mosque, that
if one was guided to sit and drink ‘zam-zam’,
he would put himself in harms way because of the crowds, etc.
Thus although one is generally guided to be seated
while eating or drinking, it would indeed be considered a Sunnah of the Prophet
(saws) to stand and drink the water from the well of zam-zam.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due
to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and well
wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister