Which Prophet Had the Zamzam Water Gush at His Feet?
من هو النبي الذي تفجرت عند قدميه مياه زمزم؟
Ismail (Ishmael), peace be upon him.
هو إسماعيل عليه السلام.
1. Left in an Empty Valley | تُركا في واد خال
Prophet Ibrahim left his wife Hajar and their infant son Ismail in the barren valley that would become Makkah, with nothing but a bag of dates and a small water-skin, by Allah's command. This account is recorded in a long, detailed hadith narrated by Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) in Sahih al-Bukhari 3364.
ترك النبي إبراهيم زوجته هاجر وابنهما الرضيع إسماعيل في الوادي القاحل الذي أصبح مكة، ولم يترك معهما سوى كيس من التمر وقربة ماء صغيرة، بأمر من الله. وردت هذه القصة في حديث طويل مفصل رواه ابن عباس في صحيح البخاري 3364.
2. Hajar's Search Between Safa and Marwa | سعي هاجر بين الصفا والمروة
When the water ran out and the infant Ismail grew distressed, Hajar ran back and forth seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwa searching for help or water, a search that today's pilgrims re-enact during Hajj and Umrah as part of the ritual of Sa'i. It was when she saw an angel digging at Zamzam that the well sprang up. When the Prophet ﷺ reached Safa during his own pilgrimage, he recited the verse naming Safa and Marwa among the symbols of Allah (2:158), as explained in which verse the Prophet recited at Safa and Marwa.
عندما نفد الماء وبدأ الرضيع إسماعيل يتضايق، سعت هاجر جيئة وذهابا سبع مرات بين جبلي الصفا والمروة بحثا عن عون أو ماء، وهو السعي الذي يعيد الحجاج اليوم أداءه خلال الحج والعمرة كجزء من مناسك السعي. وعندما رأت الملك يحفر الأرض عند زمزم تفجر البئر.
3. The Well That Sprang Up Beside Him | البئر التي تفجرت قربه
According to the hadith, an angel dug at the ground with its heel, or its wing, until water appeared at the place of Zamzam, and Hajar began scooping the water into her water-skin as it continued to flow. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ later said, "May Allah have mercy on the mother of Ismail. Had she left Zamzam, or had she not scooped from the water, Zamzam would have been a flowing spring" (Sahih al-Bukhari 3364). Zamzam still provides water to pilgrims today.
وفقا للحديث، حفر الملك الأرض بعقبه، أو بجناحه، حتى ظهر الماء عند موضع زمزم، وبدأت هاجر تغرف الماء في قربتها بينما استمر تدفقه. وقال النبي محمد لاحقا: "يرحم الله أم إسماعيل، لو تركت زمزم، أو لم تغرف من الماء، لكانت زمزم عينا معينا" (صحيح البخاري 3364). وما زالت بئر زمزم تزود الحجاج بالماء إلى اليوم.
4. The Same Family That Later Built the Ka'aba | نفس الأسرة التي بنت الكعبة لاحقا
This same valley, and this same father and son, are also central to Who Raised the Foundations of the Ka'aba in Makkah? Ibrahim and Ismail (peace be upon them) later raised the Ka'aba's foundations together in the very valley where Zamzam had sprung up years earlier, making this infancy story the origin point for two of Makkah's most central features.
هذا الوادي نفسه، وهذا الأب وابنه أنفسهما، هما أيضا محور قصة رفع قواعد الكعبة. رفع إبراهيم وإسماعيل لاحقا قواعد الكعبة معا في الوادي نفسه الذي تفجرت فيه زمزم قبل سنوات، مما يجعل قصة الطفولة هذه نقطة الانطلاق لاثنين من أهم معالم مكة.
Frequently Asked Questions | الأسئلة الشائعة
Which prophet had the Zamzam well spring up at his feet?
Prophet Ismail (Ishmael), peace be upon him, as an infant, recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari 3364.
What ritual today commemorates Hajar's search for water?
The ritual of Sa'i, walking between the hills of Safa and Marwa during Hajj and Umrah.
Is the Zamzam story mentioned in the Quran?
The detailed account comes from the hadith tradition, specifically Sahih al-Bukhari 3364, rather than being narrated in full in the Quran itself.