Section: The multiplication of water, food, and fruit as signs of Prophethood

The fourth category concerns the water, food, and fruit whose quantity increased, by his blessing, beyond what would normally be expected. This is a vast topic, and we shall cite from it whatever is manageable.

As for water: In the two Ṣaḥīḥ collections it is reported from Anas that “the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—asked for water, and a wide-mouthed cup was brought to him. The people then began to perform ablution from it. I estimated them to be between 70 and 80 individuals.”

In another version Anas relates that “the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—set out on one of his excursions accompanied by some of his Companions. They walked on until the time for prayer arrived, yet they found nothing with which to make ablution. A man from the group went off and brought back a cup containing a small amount of water. The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—took it, performed ablution, then spread his four fingers over the cup and …”