Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Diluted Zam Zam

· 30 Rabiʻ I 1447 AH1 min readFatwa 39239English

Question

Is it permissible to dilute ZamZam with regular water? Does the diluted ZamZam carry the same merit/effect as pure ZamZam? Can I dilute ZamZam and give away as a gift saying that it is ZamZam without disclosing that it is diluted?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is permissible to dilute zam zam water with normal water. The blessings of zam zam water will still be achieved. One may offer diluted zam zam as a gift without disclosing that it is diluted.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Anas Sharieff Qasmi.

Student Darul Iftaa

Hyderabad, India.

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

(2017-10-20)

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع (3/ 63)

ولو حلف على ماء من ماء زمزم لا يشرب منه شيئا فصب عليه ماء من غيره كثيرا حتى صار مغلوبا فشربه يحنث لما ذكرنا من أصله أن الشيء لا يصير مستهلكا بجنسه.

عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم خير ماء على وجه الأرض ماء زمزم فيه طعام الطعم وشفاء السقم

Answered by
Anas Sharieff Qasmi
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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