Sahih Al-Bukhari — Hadith #2368
Hadith #2368
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، وَكَثِيرِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ ـ يَزِيدُ أَحَدُهُمَا عَلَى الآخَرِ ـ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم
" يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ أُمَّ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، لَوْ تَرَكَتْ زَمْزَمَ ـ أَوْ قَالَ لَوْ لَمْ تَغْرِفْ مِنَ الْمَاءِ ـ لَكَانَتْ عَيْنًا مَعِينًا، وَأَقْبَلَ جُرْهُمُ فَقَالُوا أَتَأْذَنِينَ أَنْ نَنْزِلَ عِنْدَكِ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ وَلاَ حَقَّ لَكُمْ فِي الْمَاءِ. قَالُوا نَعَمْ ".
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "May Allah be merciful to the mother of Ishmael! If she had left the water of
Zamzam (fountain) as it was, (without constructing a basin for keeping the water), (or said, "If she had
not taken handfuls of its water"), it would have been a flowing stream. Jurhum (an Arab tribe) came
and asked her, 'May we settle at your dwelling?' She said, 'Yes, but you have no right to possess the
water.' They agreed."
Narrated by
Ibn Abbas (RA)
Source
Sahih Al-Bukhari # 42/2368
Grade
Sahih
Category
Chapter 42: Distribution of Water