Saudi govt says will be charging for Aab-e-Zam Zam

Ab E Zam Zam should be free for every Muslim , forever.

Why would they charge for it.They charge millions to do hajj and umrah and have been doing that from centuries.Niw they want to charge for zam zam.I think so the time has come that Makkah and madinah should be liberated from the Saudi govt and should have a separate govt.

@Abdullah, then it will be like Pakistan or any other 3rd world countries, 15 rial is nothing, if Pakistan were to give the govt of Makkah n madina, they would charge 500rial for the same five litres. Pakistan always raise the issues and when they r given the chance, they will do the same or worst than that. Hypocrisy is in our blood. Sorry my friend iam from pakistan and i know what we r. Thanks to almighty that he has given Makkah n Madina to these arabs other wise this would have been under the hands of west .

Outrageous. This zam zam water belongs to the muslims. Now that oil is losing lustre, they are banking on our religion of peace to enrichen themselves

Time for Pakistan, Turkey and Uyghurs to free Makkah and Medina.

Nothing new to collect 5 liter cost, previously also give at cost. Now propaganda on cost. Heavy quantity of packed did require heavy cost, so it is correct to obtain cost of bottle and packing material incurred. Please avoid. Be think in positive manner. Suadia kingdom give lot of good facilities to pilgrim without discrimination and expended billions of Reyal on Pilgrim. Tks to learn

They are already charging SR 8/- per official bottle of 5 litres packed in official carton, at the airport, which is the only bottle allowed for/by the airlines to be booked free of cost for the pilgrims to carry.

Its fake news :)

@Tulukan Mairandi, ok and than give into the hands corrupt neutrals Sharif's zardrians fazlu corrupt gov to milk dry and launder it to their aslee Ghar in western countries

We should get shit price from Saudi govt which we are giving to them during our stay.

@Yousaf, rot in hell you filthy inbred youthia!

@Tulukan Mairandi, I lost it at religion of peace, maybe perhaps in scripture, certainly no way in practice, i fact it is the exact opposite, my Muslim brothers are some of the most intolerant people I have ever met, and I’ve met Jews, atheists, Buddhists, etc. And your next comment proves that entirely. Save yourself first before going on saving the world.

@Janbaaz, why so much intolerance buddy? The other guy simply stated what is true, if their real assets are in the west, their doctors and hospitals, their houses and businesses are there too, like it’s not rocket science to see how far we’ve gone backwards since independence.

@Janu, speak with your wallet, don’t go, Allah is everywhere according to scripture, you don’t need to go somewhere and spend a ton of money to be close to Him or drink a particular water to be close to Him, help those around you instead with said funds.

@Abubaker Usmaan , "Suadia kingdom give lot of good facilities to pilgrim without discrimination and expended billions of Reyal on Pilgrim." These Saudis were happy to spend $100bn a year dropping illegal cluster bombs on Houthi weddings and marketplaces, but now they need to make money from water? Do you have any idea how much money these jackals make just from the visa scheme? It is one of the great misfortunes of the Ummah that our most sacred sites are in the hands of these disgusting hedonistic Wahhabi coke snorting money grabbing misogynistic racist hypocrites.

@HashBrown®, very unfair and ungrateful comment.

@Hilarious, Jaanbaz is not a buddy bro ..He is the tatta of the politicians

I think it's okay because you are getting perfectly packed high-quality plastic bottles so that you can carry them easily back home. BTW, you can still drink it for free at Haram. This move will also help to limit the wastage of water and prevent the hoarding of Aab-e-Zamzam by individuals or groups. Overall, the decision to charge for Aab-e-Zamzam is a step towards ensuring the proper management and distribution of this holy water, which can benefit the broader Muslim community.

So sad..

@HashBrown®, You are an idiot with full.of hate.

@Dr. Wasif, "Overall, the decision to charge for Aab-e-Zamzam is a step towards ensuring the proper management and distribution of this holy water, which can benefit the broader Muslim community." The broader Muslim community includes those who can barely afford to perform the Hajj once in their lives - and if they do, the travel and live in the most deplorable, hideous conditions, just to fulfill their religious duty and to behold the beauty of Haram Sharif. The Saudi royal family has earned several trillion dollars just by sitting on their useless lazy backsides, because they happened to be sitting on one of the largest oil sites in the world. Despite this, and despite milking millions of working class Muslims of hard earned money for Hajj visas each year, they still need to bleed the Ummah a little more? They are the CUSTODIANS of the holy sites - they are not the OWNERS. That water is a divine blessing for all Muslims - not just a handful of billionaire Gulf despots.

@Adnan A Khan Khan, "You are an idiot with full.of hate." There are 240 million Pakistanis...and I've come to accept that at least a few of them are morons like you. Take a trip to visit your Gulf masters and see for yourself how much respect they have for you.

Totally unacceptable. Water from zam zam (peace be upon it) should be free for Muslims. Saudis are looking at Zam Zam water as the new oil.

@farhan malik, bro there is no debate for Pakistan, everyone knows who we are, but why Saudi govt is charging or they poor? Or making this holy water a business product, they found it free from Hazrat Ismail Ahle Salam to Holy prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and later their respected Sahaba and so on, Water normally provided to visitors and guests free of cost in Muslims tradition, therefore it should also be free for everyone

@HashBrown®, dumb FaQ shut up

If you're speaking English, please say 'zam zam water', in Arabic it's 'Mai Zam Zam', Aab e zam zam is Persian influenced Urdu....

The Saudi roysls are already raking in billions from luctrative hotel industry...and Tourists visas...but no services are provided for pilgrims doing umrah and hajj..dirty washrooms....no organized efforts for handicap people on wheel chairs...now they want to profit from zam zam...its Haram money they will make!

During Sultanet e Usmania pilgrims were offered free services!

Totally unacceptable. Water from zam zam (peace be upon it) should be free for Muslims (peace of 5x prayer be upon them). Saudis (may Allah bless them) are looking at Zam Zam (peace be upon it) water as the new oil. :p

@Tulukan Mairandi, What planet are you from?

@Abubaker Usmaan , Wrong, the Hajj and Umrah fees and packages are a cornerstone of tourism income of KSA, the KSA sees many Billions of USD influx thanks to Hajj and Umrah. They do NOT incur a net "cost" on it.

@HashBrown®, Very well put.