Sahih al-Bukhari 3364

Hadith text

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:The first lady to use a girdle was the mother of Ishmael. She used a girdle so that she might hide her tracks from Sarah. Abraham brought her and her son Ishmael while she was suckling him, to a place near the Ka`ba under a tree on the spot of Zamzam, at the highest place in the mosque. During those days there was nobody in Mecca, nor was there any water So he made them sit over there and placed near them a leather bag containing some dates, and a small water-skin containing some water, and set out homeward. Ishmael's mother followed him saying, "O Abraham! Where are you going, leaving us in this valley where there is no person whose company we may enjoy, nor is there anything (to enjoy)?" She repeated that to him many times, but he did not look back at her Then she asked him, "Has Allah ordered you to do so?" He said, "Yes." She said, "Then He will not neglect us," and returned while Abraham proceeded onwards, and on reaching the Thaniya where they could not see him, he faced the Ka`ba, and raising both hands, invoked Allah saying the following prayers: 'O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring dwell in a valley without cultivation, by Your Sacred House (Ka`ba at Mecca) in order, O our Lord, that they may offer prayer perfectly. So fill some hearts among men with love towards them, and (O Allah) provide them with fruits, so that they may give thanks.' (14.37) Ishmael's mother went on suckling Ishmael and drinking from the water (she had). When the water in the water-skin had all been used up, she became thirsty and her child also became thirsty. She started looking at him (i.e. Ishmael) tossing in agony; She left him, for she could not endure looking at him, and found that the mountain of Safa was the nearest mountain to her on that land. She stood on it and started looking at the valley keenly so that she might see somebody, but she could not see anybody. Then she descended from Safa and when she reached the valley, she tucked up her robe and ran in the valley like a person in distress and trouble, till she crossed the valley and reached the Marwa mountain where she stood and started looking, expecting to see somebody, but she could not see anybody. She repeated that (running between Safa and Marwa) seven times." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "This is the source of the tradition of the walking of people between them (i.e. Safa and Marwa). When she reached the Marwa (for the last time) she heard a voice and she asked herself to be quiet and listened attentively. She heard the voice again and said, 'O, (whoever you may be)! You have made me hear your voice; have you got something to help me?" And behold! She saw an angel at the place of Zamzam, digging the earth with his heel (or his wing), till water flowed from that place. She started to make something like a basin around it, using her hand in this way, and started filling her water-skin with water with her hands, and the water was flowing out after she had scooped some of it." The Prophet (ﷺ) added, "May Allah bestow Mercy on Ishmael's mother! Had she let the Zamzam (flow without trying to control it) (or had she not scooped from that water) (to fill her water-skin), Zamzam would have been a stream flowing on the surface of the earth." The Prophet (ﷺ) further added, "Then she drank (water) and suckled her child. The angel said to her, 'Don't be afraid of being neglected, for this is the House of Allah which will be built by this boy and his father, and Allah never neglects His people.' The House (i.e. Ka`ba) at that time was on a high place resembling a hillock, and when torrents came, they flowed to its right and left. She lived in that way till some people from the tribe of Jurhum or a family from Jurhum passed by her and her child, as they (i.e. the Jurhum people) were coming through the way of Kada'. They landed in the lower part of Mecca where they saw a bird that had the habit of flying around water and not leaving it. They said, 'This bird must be flying around water, though we know that there is no water in this valley.' They sent one or two messengers who discovered the source of water, and returned to inform them of the water. So, they all came (towards the water)." The Prophet (ﷺ) added, "Ishmael's mother was sitting near the water. They asked her, 'Do you allow us to stay with you?" She replied, 'Yes, but you will have no right to possess the water.' They agreed to that." The Prophet (ﷺ) further said, "Ishmael's mother was pleased with the whole situation as she used to love to enjoy the company of the people. So, they settled there, and later on they sent for their families who came and settled with them so that some families became permanent residents there. The child (i.e. Ishmael) grew up and learnt Arabic from them and (his virtues) caused them to love and admire him as he grew up, and when he reached the age of puberty they made him marry a woman from amongst them. After Ishmael's mother had died, Abraham came after Ishmael's marriage in order to see his family that he had left before, but he did not find Ishmael there. When he asked Ishmael's wife about him, she replied, 'He has gone in search of our livelihood.' Then he asked her about their way of living and their condition, and she replied, 'We are living in misery; we are living in hardship and destitution,' complaining to him. He said, 'When your husband returns, convey my salutation to him and tell him to change the threshold of the gate (of his house).' When Ishmael came, he seemed to have felt something unusual, so he asked his wife, 'Has anyone visited you?' She replied, 'Yes, an old man of so-and-so description came and asked me about you and I informed him, and he asked about our state of living, and I told him that we were living in hardship and poverty.' On that Ishmael said, 'Did he advise you anything?' She replied, 'Yes, he told me to convey his salutation to you and to tell you to change the threshold of your gate.' Ishmael said, 'It was my father, and he has ordered me to divorce you. Go back to your family.' So, Ishmael divorced her and married another woman from amongst them (i.e. Jurhum). Then Abraham stayed away from them for a period as long as Allah wished and called on them again but did not find Ishmael. So he came to Ishmael's wife and asked her about Ishmael. She said, 'He has gone in search of our livelihood.' Abraham asked her, 'How are you getting on?' asking her about their sustenance and living. She replied, 'We are prosperous and well-off (i.e. we have everything in abundance).' Then she thanked Allah' Abraham said, 'What kind of food do you eat?' She said, 'Meat.' He said, 'What do you drink?' She said, 'Water." He said, "O Allah! Bless their meat and water." The Prophet added, "At that time they did not have grain, and if they had grain, he would have also invoked Allah to bless it." The Prophet (ﷺ) added, "If somebody has only these two things as his sustenance, his health and disposition will be badly affected, unless he lives in Mecca." The Prophet (ﷺ) added," Then Abraham said to Ishmael's wife, "When your husband comes, give my regards to him and tell him that he should keep firm the threshold of his gate.' When Ishmael came back, he asked his wife, 'Did anyone call on you?' She replied, 'Yes, a good-looking old man came to me,' so she praised him and added, 'He asked about you, and I informed him, and he asked about our livelihood and I told him that we were in a good condition.' Ishmael asked her, 'Did he give you any piece of advice?' She said, 'Yes, he told me to give his regards to you and ordered that you should keep firm the threshold of your gate.' On that Ishmael said, 'It was my father, and you are the threshold (of the gate). He has ordered me to keep you with me.' Then Abraham stayed away from them for a period as long as Allah wished, and called on them afterwards. He saw Ishmael under a tree near Zamzam, sharpening his arrows. When he saw Abraham, he rose up to welcome him (and they greeted each other as a father does with his son or a son does with his father). Abraham said, 'O Ishmael! Allah has given me an order.' Ishmael said, 'Do what your Lord has ordered you to do.' Abraham asked, 'Will you help me?' Ishmael said, 'I will help you.' Abraham said, Allah has ordered me to build a house here,' pointing to a hillock higher than the land surrounding it." The Prophet (ﷺ) added, "Then they raised the foundations of the House (i.e. the Ka`ba). Ishmael brought the stones and Abraham was building, and when the walls became high, Ishmael brought this stone and put it for Abraham who stood over it and carried on building, while Ishmael was 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.' The Prophet (ﷺ) added, "Then both of them went on building and going round the Ka`ba saying: O our Lord ! Accept (this service) from us, Verily, You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing

Ibn Abbas bataate hain: Ismail ki maa sabse pahli aurat thi jinhone kamar-belt istemal kiya. Unhone iska istemal apne paanv ke nishaan Sarah se chhupane ke liye kiya. Ibrahim unhe aur unke bete Ismail ko, jab woh use doodh pila rahi thi, Ka'ba ke qareeb ek darakht ke neeche, Zamzam ki jagah par, masjid ke sabse oonche hisse mein laaye. Us waqt Mecca mein na koi rehta tha na wahaan koi paani tha. Isliye unhone unhe wahaan baithaya, unke paas khajooron se bhara ek chamde ka thaila aur thoda paani wali ek mashk rakha, aur ghar wapas jane lage. Ismail ki maa unke peeche gaee aur kaha, "Aye Ibrahim! Aap humein kahaan chhodkar ja rahe hain, is waadi mein jahaan na koi insaan hai jiski sohbat hum le saken, na koi doosri cheez (yaani zaroorat ki cheez)?" Usne yeh baat kaee baar dohraee, magar woh peeche mudhe bina aage badhte rahe. Phir usne unse pucha, "Kya Allah ne aapko aisa karne ka hukum diya?" Unhone kaha, "Haan." Usne kaha, "Phir woh humein akela nahi chhodega," aur wapas chali gaee jabke Ibrahim aage badhte rahe, aur jab woh Thaniyah pahunche jahaan se woh unhe dekh nahi sakte the, unhone Ka'ba ki taraf mudhkar, apne donon haathon ko uthaakar, Allah se yeh dua ki: "Aye humare Rab! Maine apni kuch santaan ko ek bina kheti baadi wali waadi mein basaya hai, tere pavitra ghar (Ka'ba, Mecca mein) ke paas, taake, Aye humare Rab, woh namaz mukammal padhen. Isliye kuch dilon ko unki taraf mohabbat se bhar de, aur (Aye Allah) unhe phal dekar rozi de, taake woh shukriya ada karen." (14:37) Ismail ki maa Ismail ko doodh pilati rahi aur paani piti rahi (jo unke paas thi). Jab mashk ka paani khatam ho gaya, use pyaas lagi aur uske bachche ko bhi pyaas lagi. Woh use tadapte huye dekhne lagi; woh use chhodkar door hui, kyunke woh use tadapta hua dekh nahi paee, aur usne paaya ke Safa pahad us zameen par sabse qareebi pahad tha. Woh uspar khadi hui aur waadi ko gahraee se dekhne lagi taake koi use dikhe, magar koi nahi dikha. Phir woh Safa se utri, aur jab woh waadi mein pahunchi, usne apna libaas uthaya aur waadi mein aisi tarah daudi jaisa koi museebat mein daudta hai, jab tak usne waadi paar ki aur Marwa pahad pahunchi jahaan woh khadi hui aur dekhne lagi, kisi ke dikhne ki ummeed karte huye, magar koi nahi dikha. Usne yeh (Safa aur Marwa ke beech daudna) saat baar dohraya. Nabi ne kaha, "Yehi wajah hai ke log inke beech chalte hain (yaani Safa-Marwa saee). Jab woh Marwa pahunchi (aakhri baar), usne ek aawaaz suni, aur usne khud se chup rehne ko kaha aur dhyan se suna. Usne phir woh aawaaz suni aur usne (us anjaan aawaaz se) kaha, "Aye (jo bhi tum ho)! Tumne mujhe apni aawaaz sunaee; kya tumhare paas koi madad hai?" Aur dekho! Usne Zamzam ki jagah par ek farishta dekha, apni eedi (ya pankh) se zameen khodte huye, jab tak usme se paani behne laga. Woh hairat mein pad gaee aur uske aas-paas kuaan khodne lagi, apne haath se, aur apne haathon se mashk mein paani bharna shuru kiya, aur paani uske kuch nikalne ke baad bhi behta raha. Nabi ne joda, "Allah Ismail ki maa par reham kare! Agar usne Zamzam (ko svabhavik tareeke se behne diya hota) (ya us paani se kuch na nikala hota apni mashk bharne ke liye), Zamzam zameen ki satah mein behta hua ek jaraa hota." Nabi ne aage kaha, "Phir usne (paani) piya aur apne bachche ko doodh pilaya. Farishte ne unse kaha, 'Akele chhode jane se mat daro, kyunke yeh Allah ka ghar hai jise yeh ladka aur uska waalid banaenge, aur Allah apni praja ko kabhi akela nahi chhodta.'" Us waqt Ghar (yaani Ka'ba) ek oonchi jagah par tha jaisi ek tile jaisi, aur jab seelaab aata, woh uske daahine aur baaee taraf behta. Woh isi tarah rahi jab tak Jurhum qabile ke kuch log ya Jurhum ka ek pariwara unke aur unke bachche ke paas se guzre, kyunke woh (Jurhum ke log) Kada ke raaste se aa rahe the. Woh Mecca ke neeche wale hisse mein utre jahaan unhone ek pankhi dekha jiski aadat paani ke aas-paas ghumne aur use na chhodne ki thi. Unhone kaha, "Yeh pankhi paani ke aas-paas hi ghumta hoga, chahe humein pata hai is waadi mein koi paani nahi." Unhone ek ya do khaddam bheje jinhone paani ka srot dhoonda, aur wapas aake unhe paani ke baare mein bataya. Isliye woh sab (paani ki taraf) aaye. Nabi ne joda, "Ismail ki maa paani ke qareeb baithi thi. Unhone usse pucha, 'Kya aap humein apne saath rehne ki ijazat dengi?' Usne jawab diya, 'Haan, magar tumhe paani par koi haqq nahi hoga.' Woh iske liye raazi ho gaye." Nabi ne aage kaha, "Ismail ki maa is poori sthiti se khush thi kyunke woh logon ki sohbat ka aanand lena chahti thi. Isliye woh wahaan base, aur baad mein unhone apne pariwaron ke liye khaddam bheje jo aakar unke saath base, jab tak kuch pariwaar wahaan permanent rehne wale ban gaye. Bacha (yaani Ismail) bada hua aur unse Arabi seekhi aur (uski achhaiyon ki wajah se) unhe usse mohabbat aur prashansa hui jab woh bada ho raha tha, aur jab woh baalig umr tak pahuncha, unhone unme se ek aurat se uski shaadi karvaee. Ismail ki maa ke guzarne ke baad, Ibrahim, Ismail ki shaadi ke baad, apne pariwara ko dekhne aaye jise unhone pahle chhoda tha, magar unhe Ismail wahaan nahi mila. Jab unhone Ismail ki biwi se unke baare mein pucha, usne jawab diya, 'Woh humari rozi (kamane) ki khoj mein gaye hain.' Phir unhone unse unke rehne-sehne aur haalat ke baare mein pucha, aur usne jawab diya, 'Hum museebat mein rehte hain; hum mushkil aur gareebi mein rehte hain,' unse shikaayat karte huye. Unhone kaha, 'Jab tumhara shohar aaye, mera salaam unhe pahunchao aur unse kaho apne darwaaze ki choukhat badal den.' Jab Ismail aaye, unhe kuch anokha mahsoos hua, isliye unhone apni biwi se pucha, 'Kya koi tumse milne aaya?' Usne jawab diya, 'Haan, falaan-falaan hulye ka ek buddha shaks aaya aur aapke baare mein pucha, aur maine unhe bataya, aur unhone humare rehne-sehne ke baare mein pucha, aur maine unhe bataya ke hum mushkil aur gareebi mein rahte hain.' Isspar Ismail ne kaha, 'Kya unhone aapko koi salaah di?' Usne jawab diya, 'Haan, unhone mujhe aapko unka salaam pahunchane aur aapse apne darwaaze ki choukhat badalne ko kaha.' Ismail ne kaha, 'Woh mere waalid the, aur unhonne mujhe tumhe talaq dene ka hukum diya hai. Apne pariwara ke paas wapas jaao.' Isliye Ismail ne use talaq de di aur unme se doosri (yaani Jurhum se) shaadi ki. Phir Ibrahim jitne waqt tak Allah ne chaaha, unse door rahe, aur unse phir milne aaye magar unhe Ismail nahi mile. Isliye woh Ismail ki biwi ke paas gaye aur Ismail ke baare mein pucha. Usne kaha, 'Woh humari rozi ki khoj mein gaye hain.' Ibrahim ne unse pucha, 'Tum kaise guzaraa kar rahe ho?' unse unki rozi aur rehne-sehne ke baare mein puchte huye. Usne jawab diya, 'Hum khush-haal hain aur humare paas sab kuch bahutaat mein hai.' Phir usne Allah ka shukriya ada kiya. Ibrahim ne pucha, 'Tum kaisa khaana khate ho?' Usne kaha, 'Gosht.' Unhone pucha, 'Tum kya pite ho?' Usne kaha, 'Paani.' Unhone kaha, 'Aye Allah! Unke gosht aur paani mein barkat de.'" Nabi ne joda, "Us waqt unke paas anaaj nahi tha, aur agar hota, woh (Ibrahim) iske liye bhi barkat ki dua karte." Nabi ne aage kaha, "Agar kisi ke paas sirf yehi do cheezein rozi ke tor par hon, uski sehat aur svabhaav par bura asar padega, siwaye agar woh Mecca mein rehta ho." Nabi ne joda, "Phir Ibrahim ne Ismail ki biwi se kaha, 'Jab tumhara shohar aaye, mera salaam unhe pahunchao aur unse kaho apne darwaaze ki choukhat mazboot rakhen.' Jab Ismail wapas aaye, unhone apni biwi se pucha, 'Kya koi tumse milne aaya?' Usne jawab diya, 'Haan, ek achhe dikhne wale buddhe shaks mere paas aaye,' aur unki prashansa ki aur joda, 'Unhone aapke baare mein pucha, aur maine unhe bataya, aur unhone humari rozi ke baare mein pucha aur maine unhe bataya ke hum achhi sthiti mein hain.' Ismail ne unse pucha, 'Kya unhone koi salaah di?' Usne kaha, 'Haan, unhone mujhe aapko unka salaam pahunchane ko kaha aur hukum diya ke aap apne darwaaze ki choukhat mazboot rakhen.' Isspar Ismail ne kaha, 'Woh mere waalid the, aur tum (yeh biwi) choukhat ho. Unhone mujhe tumhe apne saath rakhne ka hukum diya hai.' Phir Ibrahim jitne waqt tak Allah ne chaaha, unse door rahe, aur baad mein unse milne aaye. Unhone Ismail ko Zamzam ke qareeb ek darakht ke neeche, apne teer tez karte hue dekha. Jab unhone Ibrahim ko dekha, woh unka istikbaal karne ke liye uthe (aur donon ne ek-doosre ko waisi hi khushi se istikbaal kiya jaisa koi baap-beta karte hain). Ibrahim ne kaha, 'Aye Ismail! Allah ne mujhe ek hukum diya hai.' Ismail ne kaha, 'Aap Apne Rab ke hukum ko poora karen.' Ibrahim ne pucha, 'Kya tum meri madad karoge?' Ismail ne kaha, 'Main aapki madad karunga.' Ibrahim ne kaha, 'Allah ne mujhe hukum diya hai ke main yahaan ek ghar banaoon,' ek us tile ki taraf ishara karte huye jo aas-paas ki zameen se ooncha tha." Nabi ne joda, "Phir unhone Ghar (yaani Ka'ba) ki neenven uthaeen. Ismail patthar laate aur Ibrahim banate, aur jab deewaren oonchi ho gaeen, Ismail yeh patthar laaye aur Ibrahim ke liye rakha jo uspar chadhkar banane lage, jabke Ismail unhe patthar dete rahe, aur donon kehte rahe, 'Aye humare Rab! Humse (yeh sewa) qubool kar, Beshak, Tu Sab Sunne wala, Sab Jaanne wala hai.'" Nabi ne joda, "Phir donon ne Ghar (Ka'ba) banana aur uski parikrama karna jaari rakha, kehte huye: Aye humare Rab! Humse (yeh sewa) qubool kar, Beshak, Tu Sab Sunne wala, Sab Jaanne wala hai."

Sahih al-Bukhari 3364 · Book 60, Hadith 38