(alayhis salam) took him and his mother, Hajra, to the site of the
Ka'ba. He gave them some dates and a goat skin full of water and left
them there. At that time no onelived at the Ka'ba, and there was no
water nearby. As Ibrahim (alayhis salam) was walking away, Ismail's
(alayhis salam) mother followed him, asking why she and her son were
being left in such a desolate place. She askedseveral times but he
would not answer her. Finally, she asked if Allahhad ordered him to do
this and he replied that itwas so. Upon hearing this, she accepted
Allah's will and returned to the site where Ibrahim (alayhis salam)
had left her.
As soon as Ibrahim (alayhis salam) was out of sight, he turned and
prayed to Allah to protectand provide for his family which he had left
out in the wilderness:
"O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dwell in a valley
without cultivation, by Thy SacredHouse; In order, O our Lord that
they may establish regular prayer; So fill the hearts of some among
men with love towards them, and feed them with fruits; So that they
may give thanks." (al-Qur'an 14:37)
Ismail (alayhis salam) andhis mother lived for sometime on the supply
of water and dates, but finally the water began to give out, and
Ismail's (alayhis salam) mother could no longer produce sufficient
milk to nurse her baby. The baby became agitated and near to
deathbecause of his thirst. The mother could not bear to see her child
suffering, so she ranto the top of nearby Mt. Safa to see if she could
find someone to help her. When she could see no one, she ran down
themountain and across the valley to Mt. Marwa. Seven times she ran
from one mountain to the other, looking in vain for assistance. After
the seventh time she heard a voice and she called out to it for help.
When she looked she saw an angel digging the earth with his heel until
water flowed forth. That place was the site of Zam-zam. She carefully
made a depression around the place where the water was flowing, and
filled her waterbag with her hands. Then she was ableto drink water
and nurse her baby. The angel told her not to be afraid, that she and
her son would be provided for.
Ismail (alayhis salam) andhis mother continued to live at the Ka'ba
all by themselves for some time. One day some people of the Jurhum
tribe were passing through the valley. They didn't intend to stop,
because they knew that there had never been any water in that valley.
But they saw a kind of bird which was known tofrequent wet spots, so
they followed it to the spring of Zam-zam. Therethey found Ismail's
mother sitting by the water.
Ismail's (alayhis salam) mother was a very sociable person who loved
the company of others, so she readily agreed to their request to stop
there for a while, provided that they did not claim possession of the
water. Some of the people of Jurhum decided to settle permanently by
Zam-zamand sent for their families. Ismail (alayhis salam) grew up
with these people and learnedto speak Arabic from them. When he grew
up, they urged him to marry one of their women.
You can read about Ismail and his mother in Sahih al-Bukhari IV:582-584.
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