“You will not perish. Unfasten my drinking cup for me.”
He then called for the miḍaʾa, and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, began to pour while Abū Qatādah served the people. No sooner did they see water in the miḍaʾa than they crowded around it. The Messenger of Allah said, “Behave in an orderly manner; every one of you will have enough to drink.” They did so, and the Messenger of Allah kept pouring while I distributed the water until no one was left but him and me. He poured again and said to me, “Drink.” I replied, “I will not drink until the Messenger of Allah has drunk.” He said, “The one who serves a people is the last of them to drink.” So I drank, and the Messenger of Allah drank.
The people then reached the water fully refreshed, their thirst completely quenched.
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