FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
AL-KAFI #1487 : HUKUM MANDI DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN AIR ZAMZAM
What is the ruling on bathing with zamzam water?
Short answer
Bathing with zamzam water is permissible, as are ablution and cleaning off impurities, because it is pure and purifying like other absolute water.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Bathing with zamzam water is permissible, as are ablution and cleaning off impurities, because it is pure and purifying like other absolute water. The majority of scholars, including the Shafi'i school, hold that it is not disliked, while one narration from Imam Ahmad considers it disliked. To avoid this difference of opinion, the fatwa recommends using other water first where it is available and causes no difficulty, especially for istinja' and removing impurities.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Harus menggunakan air zamzam untuk mandi dan berwuduk serta membersihkan diri daripada najis kerana ia adalah air yang suci lagi menyucikan sepertimana air mutlak yang lain.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1487 : HUKUM MANDI DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN AIR ZAMZAM”, 20 December 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3906-al-kafi-1487-hukum-mandi-dengan-menggunakan-air-zamzam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-bathing-with-zamzam-water/