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3365. Narrated Ibn 'Abbās رضي الله عنهما 'Abbās (See Hadith No. 3364). When Ibrāhīm (Abraham) had differences with his wife, [because of her jealousy of Hājar, Ismā'il's (Ishmael) mother], he took Ishmael and his mother and went away. They had a water-skin with them containing some water, Ismā'il's mother used to drink water from the water-skin so that her milk would increase for her child. When Ibrāhīm reached Makkah, he made her sit under a tree and afterwards returned home. Ismā'il's mother followed him, and when they reached Kadā', she called him from behind, 'O Ibrāhīm! To whom are you leaving us?' He replied, '(I am leaving you) to Allāh's (Care).' She said, 'I am satisfied to be with Allāh.' 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 Aṣ-Ṣafā mountain and looked, hoping to see somebody, but in vain. When she came down to the valley, she ran till she reached Al- 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 the child 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 As-Šafā mountain and looked for a long while but could not find anybody. Thus she completed seven rounds (of running) between As-Šafā and Al-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 Jibrīl (Gabriel) (who had made the voice). Jibrīl hit the earth with his heel like this (Ibn 'Abbās hit the earth with his heel to illustrate it), and so the water gushed out. Ismā'il's mother was astonished and started digging. (Abul-Qāsim) (i.e., the Prophet ﷺ) said, "If she had left the water, (flow naturally without her intervention), it would have been flowing like a (stream) on the surface of the earth." Ismā'il'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 Ibrāhīm (Abraham) which he disclosed to his wife (Sārah), 'I want to call on my dependents I left (at Makkah).’ When he went there, he greeted (Ismā’il’s wife) and said, ‘Where is Ismā’il?’ She replied, ‘He has gone out hunting.’ Ibrāhīm (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 Ismā’il said to her, ‘You are the threshold, so go to your family (i.e., you are divorced).’ Again Ibrāhīm (Abraham) thought of visiting his dependents whom he had left (at Makkah), and he told his wife (Sārah) of his intentions. Ibrāhīm (Abraham) came to Ismā’il’s house and asked, ‘Where is Ismā’il?’ Ismā’il’s wife replied, ‘He has gone out hunting,’ and added, ‘Will you stay (for some time) and have something to eat and drink?’ Ibrāhīm (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 Allāh! Give Your Blessings in their food and in their drink.’ Abul-Qāsim (i.e., Prophet ﷺ) said, “Because of Ibrāhīm’s invocation there are blessings (in Makkah).” Once more Ibrāhīm (Abraham) thought of visiting his family he had left (at Makkah), so he told his wife (Sārah) of his decision. He went and found Ismā’il behind the Zamzam well, mending his arrows. He said, “O Ismā’il, Your Lord has ordered me to build a house for Him.” Ismā’il said, “Obey (the order of) your Lord.” Ibrāhīm (Abraham) said, “Allāh has also ordered me that you should help me therein.” Ishmael said, “Then I will do.” So, both of them rose and Ibrāhīm started building (the Ka’bah) while Ismā’il went on handing him the stones, and both of them were saying, “Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us. Verily! You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knower.” (V.2:127). When the building became high and the old man (i.e., Ibrāhīm) could no longer lift the stones (to such a high position), he stood over the stone of Al-Maqām(1) and Ismā'īl carried on handing him the stones, and both of them were saying, 'Our Lord! Accept (this service) form us. Verily! You are All-Hearer, All-Knower.'" (V.2:127)