Is it permissible to give Zamzam water to a non-Muslim person who is sick?

Firstly: 

The believer should not make
friends with anyone but a believer and he should not take as
a close friend anyone but a monotheist (haneef), because the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said, “Do
not keep company with anyone but a believer and do not let
anyone eat your food except one who is pious.”

Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (2395);
classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh
al-Tirmidhi. 

Making friends with disbelievers
has a negative impact on the believer, because he may be
influenced by some of his religious customs or it may lead to
a weakening in his heart of the principle of befriending or
supporting believers and disavowing disbelievers (al-wala’
wa’l-bara’), or he may fail to denounce in his heart this
person or those who follow his religion, because of
frequently mixing with them and getting used to
them. 

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah
have mercy on him) was asked about the ruling on mixing with
kaafirs and treating them kindly in the hope that they might
become Muslim. 

He replied: There is no doubt
that the Muslim is obliged to hate the enemies of Allah and
disavow them, because this is the way of the Messengers and
their followers. Allah, may He be exalted, says
(interpretation of the meaning):

“Indeed there has been an
excellent example for you in Ibraaheem (Abraham) and those
with him, when they said to their people: ‘Verily, we are
free from you and whatever you worship besides Allaah, we
have rejected you, and there has started between us and you,
hostility and hatred for ever until you believe in Allaah
Alone’”

[al-Mumtahanah
60:4]

“You (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) will not
find any people who believe in Allaah and the Last Day,
making friendship with those who oppose Allaah and His
Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله
عليه وسلم), even though they were their fathers or
their sons or their brothers or their kindred (people). For
such He has written Faith in their hearts, and strengthened
them with Rooh (proofs, light and true guidance) from
Himself”

[al-Mujaadilah
58:22]. 

Based on that, it is not
permissible for a Muslim to feel love in his heart for the
enemies of Allah who in fact are also enemies to him. Allah,
may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the
meaning):

“O you who believe! Take not
My enemies and your enemies (i.e. disbelievers and
polytheists) as friends, showing affection towards them,
while they have disbelieved in what has come to you of the
truth”

[al-Mumtahanah
60:1]. 

With regard to the Muslim
treating them kindly and gently in the hope that they will
become Muslim and believe, there is nothing wrong with this,
because it comes under the heading of softening the hearts
towards Islam. But if there is no hope of that, then he
should treat them as they deserve to be treated. This is
discussed in detail in the books of the scholars, especially
the book Ahkaam Ahl al-Dhimmah by Ibn al-Qayyim (may
Allah have mercy on him). End quote. 

Majmoo‘ Fataawa Ibn
‘Uthaymeen (3/31) 

Secondly: 

There is nothing wrong with
giving Zamzam water to a sick kaafir for the purpose of
healing, or with treating him if one is a doctor, or with
helping him if he is sick and in need, or with visiting him
when he is sick. There is nothing wrong with any of that,
especially if there is the hope that this will soften his
heart towards Islam or if that kaafir deserves it because of
some previous kindness that he showed, or other praiseworthy
purposes. 

It is proven in al-Bukhaari
(2276) and Muslim (2201) that Abu Sa‘eed al-Khudri (may Allah
be pleased with him) treated the chief of a tribe who had
been stung by a scorpion with ruqyah by reciting al-Faatihah,
and he recovered, and his people were mushrikeen. There is no
doubt about the sanctity of the Qur’aan, and that treating a
kaafir with ruqya by reciting Qur’aan is a more serious
matter than simply giving him Zamzam water to drink or as a
remedy. 

It says in al-Mawsoo‘ah
al-Fiqhiyyah (13/34): There is no difference of opinion
among the fuqaha’ that it is permissible for a Muslim to
treat a kaafir with ruqya, and they quoted as evidence the
hadeeth of Abu Sa‘eed al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with
him) quoted above. The point here is that the tribe with whom
they halted and from whom they sought hospitality, but they
refused to give them any hospitality, were kaafirs, but the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) did not
object to him doing that. End quote. 

For more information please see
the answer to questions no. 6714,
12718, 129113. 

And Allah knows
best.

Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly: 

The believer should not make
friends with anyone but a believer and he should not take as
a close friend anyone but a monotheist (haneef), because the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said, “Do
not keep company with anyone but a believer and do not let
anyone eat your food except one who is pious.”

Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (2395);
classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh
al-Tirmidhi. 

Making friends with disbelievers
has a negative impact on the believer, because he may be
influenced by some of his religious customs or it may lead to
a weakening in his heart of the principle of befriending or
supporting believers and disavowing disbelievers (al-wala’
wa’l-bara’), or he may fail to denounce in his heart this
person or those who follow his religion, because of
frequently mixing with them and getting used to
them. 

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah
have mercy on him) was asked about the ruling on mixing with
kaafirs and treating them kindly in the hope that they might
become Muslim. 

He replied: There is no doubt
that the Muslim is obliged to hate the enemies of Allah and
disavow them, because this is the way of the Messengers and
their followers. Allah, may He be exalted, says
(interpretation of the meaning):

“Indeed there has been an
excellent example for you in Ibraaheem (Abraham) and those
with him, when they said to their people: ‘Verily, we are
free from you and whatever you worship besides Allaah, we
have rejected you, and there has started between us and you,
hostility and hatred for ever until you believe in Allaah
Alone’”

[al-Mumtahanah
60:4]

“You (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) will not
find any people who believe in Allaah and the Last Day,
making friendship with those who oppose Allaah and His
Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله
عليه وسلم), even though they were their fathers or
their sons or their brothers or their kindred (people). For
such He has written Faith in their hearts, and strengthened
them with Rooh (proofs, light and true guidance) from
Himself”

[al-Mujaadilah
58:22]. 

Based on that, it is not
permissible for a Muslim to feel love in his heart for the
enemies of Allah who in fact are also enemies to him. Allah,
may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the
meaning):

“O you who believe! Take not
My enemies and your enemies (i.e. disbelievers and
polytheists) as friends, showing affection towards them,
while they have disbelieved in what has come to you of the
truth”

[al-Mumtahanah
60:1]. 

With regard to the Muslim
treating them kindly and gently in the hope that they will
become Muslim and believe, there is nothing wrong with this,
because it comes under the heading of softening the hearts
towards Islam. But if there is no hope of that, then he
should treat them as they deserve to be treated. This is
discussed in detail in the books of the scholars, especially
the book Ahkaam Ahl al-Dhimmah by Ibn al-Qayyim (may
Allah have mercy on him). End quote. 

Majmoo‘ Fataawa Ibn
‘Uthaymeen (3/31) 

Secondly: 

There is nothing wrong with
giving Zamzam water to a sick kaafir for the purpose of
healing, or with treating him if one is a doctor, or with
helping him if he is sick and in need, or with visiting him
when he is sick. There is nothing wrong with any of that,
especially if there is the hope that this will soften his
heart towards Islam or if that kaafir deserves it because of
some previous kindness that he showed, or other praiseworthy
purposes. 

It is proven in al-Bukhaari
(2276) and Muslim (2201) that Abu Sa‘eed al-Khudri (may Allah
be pleased with him) treated the chief of a tribe who had
been stung by a scorpion with ruqyah by reciting al-Faatihah,
and he recovered, and his people were mushrikeen. There is no
doubt about the sanctity of the Qur’aan, and that treating a
kaafir with ruqya by reciting Qur’aan is a more serious
matter than simply giving him Zamzam water to drink or as a
remedy. 

It says in al-Mawsoo‘ah
al-Fiqhiyyah (13/34): There is no difference of opinion
among the fuqaha’ that it is permissible for a Muslim to
treat a kaafir with ruqya, and they quoted as evidence the
hadeeth of Abu Sa‘eed al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with
him) quoted above. The point here is that the tribe with whom
they halted and from whom they sought hospitality, but they
refused to give them any hospitality, were kaafirs, but the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) did not
object to him doing that. End quote. 

For more information please see
the answer to questions no. 6714, 12718, 129113. 

And Allah knows
best.