Hajj and Umrah Duas

Dua When Drinking Zamzam Water

September 21, 2026

Zemzem Suyu İçerken Okunacak Dua Okunuşu ve Anlamı

Explanation

This is the short dua recited while drinking Zamzam water. It asks for knowledge, provision and healing together.

Dua Text

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا وَرِزْقًا وَاسِعًا وَشِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ وَسَقَمٍ

Transliteration

Allahumma inni as’aluka ‘ilman nafi’an wa rizqan wasi’an wa shifa’an min kulli da’in wa saqam.

Meaning

O Allah! I ask You for beneficial knowledge, abundant provision and healing from every illness.

What Is Asked in This Dua

In this short dua the servant asks Allah for three things together. First, he asks for beneficial knowledge; not mere information, but knowledge that benefits him and others in this world and the Hereafter and turns into action. Second, he asks for abundant provision; he asks to be blessed with lawful, ample and blessed provision (rizq).

Third, he asks for healing from every illness; he asks Allah for relief from all troubles, physical and spiritual. Making this dua while drinking Zamzam water means making the blessing of the water a means for the intention of knowledge, provision and healing. The servant directs all three requests to Allah; he knows that healing, provision and knowledge come from Him alone.

When and How to Recite

This dua is recited while drinking Zamzam water. It is customary to recite it with intention before or while drinking the water. No specific number of recitations is mentioned in the source. Just as when Zamzam is drunk during Hajj and Umrah, it can also be recited when drinking Zamzam brought to other places.

It is preferable to be in a state of wudu and to recite it while reflecting on its meaning, holding the intention of knowledge, provision and healing in your heart. Being short, it is easy to memorize; those who find the Arabic difficult can also make the dua with its meaning in their own language.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the dua for drinking Zamzam water recited?

It is recited with intention while drinking Zamzam water, right before or while drinking; it can also be recited when drinking Zamzam outside of Hajj and Umrah.

What does the Zamzam dua mean?

It asks Allah for beneficial knowledge, abundant provision and healing from every illness; it is a short dua expressing three requests together.

What is the source of the dua for drinking Zamzam?

It appears in the chapter on Manasik in Ibn Majah (78); it is also narrated in Majmu’at al-Ahzab (vol. 1, p. 305).

Source

Ibn Majah, Manasik 78. Majmu'at al-Ahzab, vol. 1, p. 305.

The text on this page was prepared by Dua Kitaplığı based on the work cited above. The Arabic text has been transcribed from the original with its vowel marks, and the transliteration in Latin letters and the English meaning are given separately. No virtue or number that does not appear in the source is added to this page. How do we prepare our content?

Published: 21 September 2026 · Last updated: 9 October 2026