Chapter Nine
The Spring of Silwān, the Building of Jerusalem,
and the Merit of the Well of the Leaf

Abū Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

“Allah has chosen from among the cities: Mecca, which is the town; Medina, which is the palm tree; Jerusalem, which is the olive tree; and Damascus, which is the fig tree. He has chosen four frontier towns: Alexandria in Egypt, Qazwīn in Khurāsān, ‘Adān in Iraq, and Ashkelon in Syria. He has chosen four springs. Allah Most High says, ‘In both are two flowing springs’: Silwān and Baysān. He also says, ‘In it are two gushing springs’: Zamzam and the spring of Acre. And He has chosen from among the rivers: the Sayhān, the Jayhān, the Nile and the Euphrates.”

Al-Raqāshī related: Whoever wishes to drink water at night should say, “The water of Jerusalem sends you greetings,” for this is a safeguard, by Allah Most High’s permission.

It is related from Sharīk ibn Jabāsah al-Numayrī that he came to seek healing from