Abdullah bin Abu Mulaika narrates: A man came to the service of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas, and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) asked him: "Where have you come from?" He replied: "I have come after drinking the water of Zamzam." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) asked him: "Did you drink it in the manner it should be drunk?" He asked: "O Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas! How is that (to be drunk)?" So Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas said: "When you drink it, face the Qiblah and mention the name of Allah, then drink it in three breaths and drink in abundance. When you have finished drinking it, praise Allah, because the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The fundamental difference between us and the hypocrites is that they (the hypocrites) do not drink Zamzam in abundance."

This narration is also transmitted with another chain of transmission.

Ikrimah narrates: When Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to drink Zamzam water, he would supplicate: "O Allah! I ask You for beneficial knowledge, I ask You for abundant provision, and I ask You for healing from every disease."

Mujahid narrates this statement from Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the water of Zamzam is drunk, if you drink it seeking cure, Allah will grant you cure; if you drink it to fill your stomach, Allah will satisfy your hunger; and if you drink it to quench your thirst, Allah will quench your thirst. It is the result of the strike of Jibreel (Gabriel), and through it Allah quenched the thirst of Isma'il."