As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu
Prophets - 16th Shawwal 1431 (25th September 2010)
Narrated Ibn Abbas (Radi-Allahu 'anhu):
When Abraham ('Alaihis-Salam) had differences with his wife, (because of
her jealousy of Hajar, Ishmael's mother), he took Ishmael ('Alaihis-Salam)
and his mother and went away. They had a water-skin with them containing
some water; Ishmael's mother used to drink water from the water-skin so
that her milk would increase for her child.
When Abraham ('Alaihis-Salam) reached Makkah, he made her sit under a tree
and afterwards returned home. Ishmael's mother followed him, and when they
reached Kada', she called him from behind, 'O Abraham! To whom are you
leaving us?' He replied, '(I am leaving you) to Allah's (Care).' She said,
'I am satisfied to be with Allah.' She returned to her place and started
drinking water from the water-skin, and her milk increased for her child.
When the water had all been used up, she said to herself, 'I'd better go
and look so that I may see somebody.'
She ascended the Safa mountain and looked, hoping to see somebody, but in
vain. When she came down to the valley, she ran till she reached the Marwa
mountain. She ran to and fro (between the two mountains) many times. They
she said to herself, 'i'd better go and see the state of the child,' she
went and found it in a state of one on the point of dying. She could not
endure to watch it dying and said (to herself), 'If I go and look, I may
find somebody.'
She went and ascended the Safa mountain and looked for a long while but
could not find anybody. Thus she completed seven rounds (of running)
between Safa and Marwa. Again she said (to herself), 'I'd better go back
and see the state of the child.' But suddenly she heard a voice, and she
said to that strange voice, 'Help us if you can offer any help.' Lo! It was
Gabriel (who had made the voice). Gabriel hit the earth with his heel like
this (Ibn 'Abbas hit the earth with his heel to Illustrate it), and so the
water gushed out. Ishmael's mother was astonished and started digging. (Abu
Al-Qasim) (i.e. the Prophet) (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, "If she
had left the water, (to flow naturally without her intervention), it would
have been flowing on the surface of the earth.") Ishmael's mother started
drinking from the water and her milk increased for her child .
Afterwards some people of the tribe of Jurhum, while passing through the
bottom of the valley, saw some birds, and that astonished them, and they
said, 'Birds can only be found at a place where there is water.' They sent
a messenger who searched the place and found the water, and returned to
inform them about it. Then they all went to her and said, 'O Ishmael's
mother! Will you allow us to be with you (or dwell with you)?' (And thus
they stayed there.)
Later on her boy reached the age of puberty and married a lady from them.
Then an idea occurred to Abraham ('Alaihis-Salam) which he disclosed to his
wife (Sarah), 'I want to call on my dependents I left (at Makkah).' When he
went there, he greeted (Ishmael's wife) and said, 'Where is Ishmael?' She
replied, 'He has gone out hunting.' Abraham said (to her), 'When he comes,
tell him to change the threshold of his gate.'
When he came, she told him the same whereupon Ishmael ('Alaihis-Salam) said
to her, 'You are the threshold, so go to your family (i.e. you are
divorced).' Again Abraham ('Alaihis-Salam) thought of visiting his
dependents whom he had left (at Makkah), and he told his wife (Sarah) of
his intentions. Abraham ('Alaihis-Salam) came to Ishmael's house and asked.
"Where is Ishmael?" Ishmael's wife replied, "He has gone out hunting," and
added, "Will you stay (for some time) and have something to eat and drink?'
Abraham ('Alaihis-Salam) asked, 'What is your food and what is your drink?'
She replied, 'Our food is meat and our drink is water.' He said, 'O Allah!
Bless their meals and their drink." Abu Al-Qa-sim (i.e. Prophet)
(Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, "Because of Abraham's invocation there
are blessings (in Makkah)."
Once more Abraham ('Alaihis-Salam) thought of visiting his family he had
left (at Makkah), so he told his wife (Sarah) of his decision. He went and
found Ishmael ('Alaihis-Salam) behind the Zam-Zam well, mending his arrows.
He said, "O Ishmael, Your Lord has ordered me to build a house for Him."
Ishmael ('Alaihis-Salam) said, "Obey (the order of) your Lord." Abraham
('Alaihis-Salam) said, "Allah has also ordered me that you should help me
therein." Ishmael ('Alaihis-Salam) said, "Then I will do." So, both of them
rose and Abraham ('Alaihis-Salam) started building (the Ka'ba) while
Ishmael ('Alaihis-Salam) went on handing him the stones, and both of them
were saying, "O our Lord ! Accept (this service) from us, Verily, You are
the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing." (2.127). When the building became high
and the old man (i.e. Abraham) could no longer lift the stones (to such a
high position), he stood over the stone of Al-Maqam and Ishmael carried on
handing him the stones, and both of them were saying, 'O our Lord! Accept
(this service) from us, Verily You are All-Hearing, All-Knowing." (2.127)
Bukhari Vol. 4 : No. 584
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