Sahih al-Bukhari — Prophets

Narrated Zainab bint Jahsh:That the Prophet (ﷺ) once came to her in a state of fear and said, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah. Woe unto the Arabs from a danger that has come near. An opening has been made in the wall of Gog and Magog like this," making a circle with his thumb and index finger. Zainab bint Jahsh said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Shall we be destroyed even though there are pious persons among us?" He said, "Yes, when the evil persons will increase

حدثنا يحيى بن بكير، حدثنا الليث، عن عقيل، عن ابن شهاب، عن عروة بن الزبير، ان زينب ابنة ابي سلمة، حدثته عن ام حبيبة بنت ابي سفيان، عن زينب ابنة جحش رضى الله عنهن ان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم دخل عليها فزعا يقول " لا اله الا الله، ويل للعرب من شر قد اقترب فتح اليوم من ردم ياجوج وماجوج مثل هذه ". وحلق باصبعه الابهام والتي تليها. قالت زينب ابنة جحش فقلت يا رسول الله انهلك وفينا الصالحون قال " نعم، اذا كثر الخبث

Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah has made an opening in the wall of the Gog and Magog (people) like this, and he made with his hand (with the help of his fingers)

حدثنا مسلم بن ابراهيم، حدثنا وهيب، حدثنا ابن طاوس، عن ابيه، عن ابي هريرة رضى الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " فتح الله من ردم ياجوج وماجوج مثل هذا ". وعقد بيده تسعين

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah will say (on the Day of Resurrection), 'O Adam.' Adam will reply, 'Labbaik wa Sa`daik', and all the good is in Your Hand.' Allah will say: 'Bring out the people of the fire.' Adam will say: 'O Allah! How many are the people of the Fire?' Allah will reply: 'From every one thousand, take out nine-hundred-and ninety-nine.' At that time children will become hoary headed, every pregnant female will have a miscarriage, and one will see mankind as drunken, yet they will not be drunken, but dreadful will be the Wrath of Allah." The companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is that (excepted) one?" He said, "Rejoice with glad tidings; one person will be from you and one-thousand will be from Gog and Magog." The Prophet (ﷺ) further said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is, I hope that you will be one-fourth of the people of Paradise." We shouted, "Allahu Akbar!" He added, "I hope that you will be one-third of the people of Paradise." We shouted, "Allahu Akbar!" He said, "I hope that you will be half of the people of Paradise." We shouted, "Allahu Akbar!" He further said, "You (Muslims) (compared with non Muslims) are like a black hair in the skin of a white ox or like a white hair in the skin of a black ox (i.e. your number is very small as compared with theirs)

حدثني اسحاق بن نصر، حدثنا ابو اسامة، عن الاعمش، حدثنا ابو صالح، عن ابي سعيد الخدري رضى الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " يقول الله تعالى يا ادم. فيقول لبيك وسعديك والخير في يديك. فيقول اخرج بعث النار. قال وما بعث النار قال من كل الف تسعماية وتسعة وتسعين، فعنده يشيب الصغير، وتضع كل ذات حمل حملها، وترى الناس سكارى، وما هم بسكارى، ولكن عذاب الله شديد ". قالوا يا رسول الله واينا ذلك الواحد قال " ابشروا فان منكم رجل، ومن ياجوج وماجوج الف ". ثم قال " والذي نفسي بيده، اني ارجو ان تكونوا ربع اهل الجنة ". فكبرنا. فقال " ارجو ان تكونوا ثلث اهل الجنة ". فكبرنا. فقال " ارجو ان تكونوا نصف اهل الجنة ". فكبرنا. فقال " ما انتم في الناس الا كالشعرة السوداء في جلد ثور ابيض، او كشعرة بيضاء في جلد ثور اسود

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You will be gathered (on the Day of Judgment), bare-footed, naked and not circumcised." He then recited:--'As We began the first creation, We, shall repeat it: A Promise We have undertaken: Truly We shall do it.' (21.104) He added, "The first to be dressed on the Day of Resurrection, will be Abraham, and some of my companions will be taken towards the left side (i.e. to the (Hell) Fire), and I will say: 'My companions! My companions!' It will be said: 'They renegade from Islam after you left them.' Then I will say as the Pious slave of Allah (i.e. Jesus) said. 'And I was a witness Over them while I dwelt amongst them. When You took me up You were the Watcher over them, And You are a witness to all things. If You punish them. They are Your slaves And if You forgive them, Verily you, only You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise

حدثنا محمد بن كثير، اخبرنا سفيان، حدثنا المغيرة بن النعمان، قال حدثني سعيد بن جبير، عن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " انكم محشورون حفاة عراة غرلا ثم قرا – {كما بدانا اول خلق نعيده وعدا علينا انا كنا فاعلين} واول من يكسى يوم القيامة ابراهيم، وان اناسا من اصحابي يوخذ بهم ذات الشمال فاقول اصحابي اصحابي. فيقول، انهم لم يزالوا مرتدين على اعقابهم منذ فارقتهم. فاقول كما قال العبد الصالح {وكنت عليهم شهيدا ما دمت فيهم} الى قوله {الحكيم}

Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "On the Day of Resurrection Abraham will meet his father Azar whose face will be dark and covered with dust.(The Prophet Abraham (ﷺ) will say to him): 'Didn't I tell you not to disobey me?' His father will reply: 'Today I will not disobey you.' 'Abraham will say: 'O Lord! You promised me not to disgrace me on the Day of Resurrection; and what will be more disgraceful to me than cursing and dishonoring my father?' Then Allah will say (to him):' 'I have forbidden Paradise for the disbelievers." Then he will be addressed, 'O Abraham! Look! What is underneath your feet?' He will look and there he will see a Dhabh (an animal,) blood-stained, which will be caught by the legs and thrown in the (Hell) Fire

حدثنا اسماعيل بن عبد الله، قال اخبرني اخي عبد الحميد، عن ابن ابي ذيب، عن سعيد المقبري، عن ابي هريرة رضى الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " يلقى ابراهيم اباه ازر يوم القيامة، وعلى وجه ازر قترة وغبرة، فيقول له ابراهيم الم اقل لك لا تعصني فيقول ابوه فاليوم لا اعصيك. فيقول ابراهيم يا رب، انك وعدتني ان لا تخزيني يوم يبعثون، فاى خزى اخزى من ابي الابعد فيقول الله تعالى اني حرمت الجنة على الكافرين، ثم يقال يا ابراهيم ما تحت رجليك فينظر فاذا هو بذيخ ملتطخ، فيوخذ بقوايمه فيلقى في النار

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:The Prophet (ﷺ) entered the Ka`ba and found in it the pictures of (Prophet) Abraham and Mary. On that he said' "What is the matter with them ( i.e. Quraish)? They have already heard that angels do not enter a house in which there are pictures; yet this is the picture of Abraham. And why is he depicted as practicing divination by arrows?

حدثنا يحيى بن سليمان، قال حدثني ابن وهب، قال اخبرني عمرو، ان بكيرا، حدثه عن كريب، مولى ابن عباس عن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما قال دخل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم البيت فوجد فيه صورة ابراهيم وصورة مريم فقال " اما لهم، فقد سمعوا ان الملايكة لا تدخل بيتا فيه صورة، هذا ابراهيم مصور فما له يستقسم

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:When the Prophet (ﷺ) saw pictures in the Ka`ba, he did not enter it till he ordered them to be erased. When he saw (the pictures of Abraham and Ishmael carrying the arrows of divination, he said, "May Allah curse them (i.e. the Quraish)! By Allah, neither Abraham nor Ishmael practiced divination by arrows

حدثنا ابراهيم بن موسى، اخبرنا هشام، عن معمر، عن ايوب، عن عكرمة، عن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما ان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لما راى الصور في البيت لم يدخل، حتى امر بها فمحيت، وراى ابراهيم واسماعيل عليهما السلام بايديهما الازلام فقال " قاتلهم الله، والله ان استقسما بالازلام قط

Narrated Abu Huraira:The people said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Who is the most honorable amongst the people (in Allah's Sight)?" He said, "The most righteous amongst them." They said, "We do not ask you, about this. " He said, "Then Joseph, Allah's Prophet, the son of Allah's Prophet, The son of Allah's Prophet the son of Allah's Khalil (i.e. Abraham)." They said, "We do not want to ask about this," He said' "Then you want to ask about the descent of the Arabs. Those who were the best in the pre-Islamic period of ignorance will be the best in Islam provided they comprehend the religious knowledge

حدثنا علي بن عبد الله، حدثنا يحيى بن سعيد، حدثنا عبيد الله، قال حدثني سعيد بن ابي سعيد، عن ابيه، عن ابي هريرة رضى الله عنه قيل يا رسول الله، من اكرم الناس قال " اتقاهم ". فقالوا ليس عن هذا نسالك. قال " فيوسف نبي الله ابن نبي الله ابن نبي الله ابن خليل الله ". قالوا ليس عن هذا نسالك. قال " فعن معادن العرب تسالون خيارهم في الجاهلية خيارهم في الاسلام اذا فقهوا ". قال ابو اسامة ومعتمر عن عبيد الله عن سعيد عن ابي هريرة عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم

Narrated Samura:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Two persons came to me at night (in dream) (and took me along with them). We passed by a tall man who was so tall that I was not able to see his head and that person was Abraham

حدثنا مومل، حدثنا اسماعيل، حدثنا عوف، حدثنا ابو رجاء، حدثنا سمرة، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " اتاني الليلة اتيان، فاتينا على رجل طويل، لا اكاد ارى راسه طولا، وانه ابراهيم صلى الله عليه وسلم

Narrated Mujahid:That when the people mentioned before Ibn `Abbas that the Dajjal would have the word Kafir, (i.e. unbeliever) or the letters Kafir (the root of the Arabic verb 'disbelieve') written on his forehead, I heard Ibn `Abbas saying, "I did not hear this, but the Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'If you want to see Abraham, then look at your companion (i.e. the Prophet) but Moses was a curly-haired, brown man (who used to ride) a red camel, the reins of which was made of fibres of date-palms. As if I were now looking down a valley

حدثني بيان بن عمرو، حدثنا النضر، اخبرنا ابن عون، عن مجاهد، انه سمع ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما وذكروا له الدجال بين عينيه مكتوب كافر او ك ف ر. قال لم اسمعه ولكنه قال " اما ابراهيم فانظروا الى صاحبكم، واما موسى فجعد ادم على جمل احمر مخطوم بخلبة، كاني انظر اليه انحدر في الوادي

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Abraham did his circumcision with an adze* at the age of eighty." Narrated Abu Az-Zinad: (as above) With an adze*. * a type of curved blade axe

حدثنا قتيبة بن سعيد، حدثنا مغيرة بن عبد الرحمن القرشي، عن ابي الزناد، عن الاعرج، عن ابي هريرة رضى الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " اختتن ابراهيم عليه السلام وهو ابن ثمانين سنة بالقدوم ". حدثنا ابو اليمان اخبرنا شعيب حدثنا ابو الزناد " بالقدوم ". مخففة. تابعه عبد الرحمن بن اسحاق عن ابي الزناد. تابعه عجلان عن ابي هريرة. ورواه محمد بن عمرو عن ابي سلمة

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Abraham did not tell a lie except on three occasions

حدثنا سعيد بن تليد الرعيني، اخبرنا ابن وهب، قال اخبرني جرير بن حازم، عن ايوب، عن محمد، عن ابي هريرة رضى الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " لم يكذب ابراهيم الا ثلاثا

Narrated Abu Huraira:Abraham did not tell a lie except on three occasion. Twice for the Sake of Allah when he said, "I am sick," and he said, "(I have not done this but) the big idol has done it." The (third was) that while Abraham and Sarah (his wife) were going (on a journey) they passed by (the territory of) a tyrant. Someone said to the tyrant, "This man (i.e. Abraham) is accompanied by a very charming lady." So, he sent for Abraham and asked him about Sarah saying, "Who is this lady?" Abraham said, "She is my sister." Abraham went to Sarah and said, "O Sarah! There are no believers on the surface of the earth except you and I. This man asked me about you and I have told him that you are my sister, so don't contradict my statement." The tyrant then called Sarah and when she went to him, he tried to take hold of her with his hand, but (his hand got stiff and) he was confounded. He asked Sarah. "Pray to Allah for me, and I shall not harm you." So Sarah asked Allah to cure him and he got cured. He tried to take hold of her for the second time, but (his hand got as stiff as or stiffer than before and) was more confounded. He again requested Sarah, "Pray to Allah for me, and I will not harm you." Sarah asked Allah again and he became alright. He then called one of his guards (who had brought her) and said, "You have not brought me a human being but have brought me a devil." The tyrant then gave Hajar as a girl-servant to Sarah. Sarah came back (to Abraham) while he was praying. Abraham, gesturing with his hand, asked, "What has happened?" She replied, "Allah has spoiled the evil plot of the infidel (or immoral person) and gave me Hajar for service." (Abu Huraira then addressed his listeners saying, "That (Hajar) was your mother, O Bani Ma-is-Sama (i.e. the Arabs, the descendants of Ishmael, Hajar's son)

حدثنا محمد بن محبوب، حدثنا حماد بن زيد، عن ايوب، عن محمد، عن ابي هريرة رضى الله عنه قال لم يكذب ابراهيم عليه السلام الا ثلاث كذبات ثنتين منهن في ذات الله عز وجل، قوله {اني سقيم } وقوله {بل فعله كبيرهم هذا}، وقال بينا هو ذات يوم وسارة اذ اتى على جبار من الجبابرة فقيل له ان ها هنا رجلا معه امراة من احسن الناس، فارسل اليه، فساله عنها. فقال من هذه قال اختي، فاتى سارة قال يا سارة، ليس على وجه الارض مومن غيري وغيرك، وان هذا سالني، فاخبرته انك اختي فلا تكذبيني. فارسل اليها، فلما دخلت عليه ذهب يتناولها بيده، فاخذ فقال ادعي الله لي ولا اضرك. فدعت الله فاطلق، ثم تناولها الثانية، فاخذ مثلها او اشد فقال ادعي الله لي ولا اضرك. فدعت فاطلق. فدعا بعض حجبته فقال انكم لم تاتوني بانسان، انما اتيتموني بشيطان. فاخدمها هاجر فاتته، وهو قايم يصلي، فاوما بيده مهيا قالت رد الله كيد الكافر او الفاجر في نحره، واخدم هاجر. قال ابو هريرة تلك امكم يا بني ماء السماء

Narrated Um Sharik:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered that the salamander should be killed and said, "It (i.e. the salamander) blew (the fire) on Abraham

حدثنا عبيد الله بن موسى، او ابن سلام عنه اخبرنا ابن جريج، عن عبد الحميد بن جبير، عن سعيد بن المسيب، عن ام شريك رضى الله عنها ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم امر بقتل الوزغ وقال " كان ينفخ على ابراهيم عليه السلام

Narrated `Abdullah:When the Verse:--"It is those who believe and do not confuse their belief with wrong ( i.e. joining others in worship with Allah" (6.83) was revealed, we said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Who is there amongst us who has not done wrong to himself?" He replied, "It is not as you say, for 'wrong' in the Verse and 'do not confuse their belief, with wrong means 'SHIRK' (i.e. joining others in worship with Allah). Haven't you heard Luqman's saying to his son, 'O my son! Join not others in worship with Allah, verily joining others in worship with Allah is a great wrong indeed

حدثنا عمر بن حفص بن غياث، حدثنا ابي، حدثنا الاعمش، قال حدثني ابراهيم، عن علقمة، عن عبد الله رضى الله عنه قال لما نزلت {الذين امنوا ولم يلبسوا ايمانهم بظلم} قلنا يا رسول الله اينا لا يظلم نفسه قال " ليس كما تقولون {لم يلبسوا ايمانهم بظلم} بشرك، اولم تسمعوا الى قول لقمان لابنه {يا بنى لا تشرك بالله ان الشرك لظلم عظيم}

Narrated Abu Huraira:One day some meat was given to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said, "On the Day of Resurrection Allah will gather all the first and the last (people) in one plain, and the voice of the announcer will reach all of them, and one will be able to see them all, and the sun will come closer to them." (The narrator then mentioned the narration of intercession): "The people will go to Abraham and say: 'You are Allah's Prophet and His Khalil on the earth. Will you intercede for us with your Lord?' Abraham will then remember his lies and say: 'Myself! Myself! Go to Moses

حدثنا اسحاق بن ابراهيم بن نصر، حدثنا ابو اسامة، عن ابي حيان، عن ابي زرعة، عن ابي هريرة رضى الله عنه قال اتي النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يوما بلحم فقال " ان الله يجمع يوم القيامة الاولين والاخرين في صعيد واحد، فيسمعهم الداعي، وينفدهم البصر، وتدنو الشمس منهم فذكر حديث الشفاعة فياتون ابراهيم فيقولون انت نبي الله وخليله من الارض، اشفع لنا الى ربك. فيقول فذكر كذباته نفسي نفسي اذهبوا الى موسى ". تابعه انس عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on the mother of Ishmael! Had she not hastened (to fill her water-skin with water from the Zamzam well). Zamzam would have been a stream flowing on the surface of the earth." Ibn `Abbas further added, "(The Prophet) Abraham brought Ishmael and his mother (to Mecca) and she was suckling Ishmael and she had a water-skin with her

حدثني احمد بن سعيد ابو عبد الله، حدثنا وهب بن جرير، عن ابيه، عن ايوب، عن عبد الله بن سعيد بن جبير، عن ابيه، عن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " يرحم الله ام اسماعيل، لولا انها عجلت لكان زمزم عينا معينا ". قال الانصاري حدثنا ابن جريج، اما كثير بن كثير فحدثني قال اني وعثمان بن ابي سليمان جلوس مع سعيد بن جبير، فقال ما هكذا حدثني ابن عباس، قال اقبل ابراهيم باسماعيل وامه عليهم السلام وهى ترضعه، معها شنة لم يرفعه ثم جاء بها ابراهيم وبابنها اسماعيل

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on the mother of Ishmael! Had she not hastened (to fill her water-skin with water from the Zamzam well). Zamzam would have been a stream flowing on the surface of the earth." Ibn `Abbas further added, "(The Prophet) Abraham brought Ishmael and his mother (to Mecca) and she was suckling Ishmael and she had a water-skin with her

حدثني احمد بن سعيد ابو عبد الله، حدثنا وهب بن جرير، عن ابيه، عن ايوب، عن عبد الله بن سعيد بن جبير، عن ابيه، عن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " يرحم الله ام اسماعيل، لولا انها عجلت لكان زمزم عينا معينا ". قال الانصاري حدثنا ابن جريج، اما كثير بن كثير فحدثني قال اني وعثمان بن ابي سليمان جلوس مع سعيد بن جبير، فقال ما هكذا حدثني ابن عباس، قال اقبل ابراهيم باسماعيل وامه عليهم السلام وهى ترضعه، معها شنة لم يرفعه ثم جاء بها ابراهيم وبابنها اسماعيل

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

(Narrated Ibn `Abbas:When Abraham had differences with his wife), (because of her jealousy of Hajar, Ishmael's mother), he took Ishmael 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 reached Mecca, 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. Then 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) said, "If she had left the water, (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 which he disclosed to his wife (Sarah), 'I want to call on my dependents I left (at Mecca).' 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 said to her, 'You are the threshold, so go to your family (i.e. you are divorced).' Again Abraham thought of visiting his dependents whom he had left (at Mecca), and he told his wife (Sarah) of his intentions. Abraham 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 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) said, "Because of Abraham's invocation there are blessings (in Mecca)." Once more Abraham thought of visiting his family he had left (at Mecca), so he told his wife (Sarah) of his decision. He went and found Ishmael behind the Zamzam well, mending his arrows. He said, "O Ishmael, Your Lord has ordered me to build a house for Him." Ishmael said, "Obey (the order of) your Lord." Abraham said, "Allah has also ordered me that you should help me therein." Ishmael said, "Then I will do." So, both of them rose and Abraham started building (the Ka`ba) while Ishmael 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