Then she sprinted like a person straining to the limit, crossed the valley, and reached Marwa. She climbed it, stood upon it, and scanned the horizon to see whether anyone could be seen, but she saw no one. She repeated this seven times.

Ibn ʿAbbās said: The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—explained, “For that reason people perform the saʿy between the two hills.”

When she mounted Marwa once more she heard a voice. She said, “Hush!”—speaking to herself—then listened again and heard it a second time. She said, “I have heard you; if you have any aid to give, then bring it!” Suddenly she saw the angel at the place of Zamzam. He struck the ground with his heel—or, he said, with his wing—until water gushed forth. She began to contain it, cupping her hands in this way, scooping the water into her leather pouch, while the spring continued to bubble up after each scoop.

Ibn ʿAbbās said: The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—remarked, “May Allah have mercy on the mother…"