Q&A on Zam Zam from Sunnipath.com

From a reliable online resource, I found a great website for those who wish to know the special features of zam zam water.

Below are listed the proper way to drink zam zam also from the website listed.

http://search.sunnipath.com/search.php?start=0&end=10&q=zamzam

To sum up, the etiquettes of drinking zamzam are:

1. To face the qibla (Ka'ba)
2. To mention Allah's name
3. To sip it in three breaths
4. To drink one's fill
5. To look at the Ka'ba every time you sip [if you're in Mecca]
6. To sprinkle a little water on your head, face, and chest
7. To say increased supplication
8. To drink it for whatever you need of this world or the hereafter
9. To say 'O Allah, it has reached me that your Messenger, peace be upon him, said: The water of zamzam is for that which it was drunk for. O Allah, I drink it for such and such.' Then name what you want from this world or the hereafter. Then say, 'O Allah, please do this out of your bounty.'
10. To say the du'a of Ibn Abbas, 'O Allah! Grant me beneficial knowledge, bountiful provision, and a healing from every disease.'
11. To praise Allah when finished

Also, my sister who already performed Hajj told me that one should kind of "chug" zam zam and stand up which is much different than the normal Muslim mannerisms when drinking anything.

It seems so simple, this well of zam zam, but the story of how it was discovered, rediscovered and used as a cleansing agent for the heart of our beloved Prophet Muhammad--peace and blessings be upon him--add a sense of spirituality and beautification to the tradition.