Ashrat al-Saah - al-Wabil - Yusuf al-Wabil - (203)

Ashrat al-Saah - al-WabilYusuf al-Wabil

“Did you touch any of its water?” They replied, “Yes.” The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) rebuked them and said to them whatever Allah willed him to say. He continued: Then they scooped a little water at a time from the spring with their hands until some had collected in a vessel. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) then washed his hands and face in it and poured it back into the spring. Thereupon, the spring flowed with gushing—or, as he said, abundant—water… until the people had drawn their fill. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) then said, “Muʿādh, if you live long enough, you will likely see this place filled with gardens” (1).

47 — Abundant Rainfall and Sparse Vegetation

Abū Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “The Hour will not come until the sky sends down rain from which mud-brick houses (2) provide no shelter, and only tents made of animal hair provide shelter” (3).

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “The Hour will not come until the people are subjected to widespread rain, yet the earth produces nothing” (4).

(1) *Sahih Muslim*, Book of Virtues, chapter “The Miracles of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him” (15/40–41, with al-Nawawī’s commentary). (2) *Al-madar* means cohesive, dry clay. *Ahl al-madar* are the inhabitants of villages and cities. See Ibn al-Athīr, *Al-Nihāya* (4/309). (3) *Musnad Ahmad* (13/291, hadith no. 7554), with the commentary of Ahmad Shākir, who said: “Its chain of transmission is authentic.” It also appears in *Majma al-Zawā’id* (7/331), where al-Haythamī said: “Ahmad narrated it, and its narrators are narrators of the Sahih.” See also *Al-Nihāya: al-Fitan wa-l-Malāhim* (1/174), edited by Dr. Tāhā Zaynī. (4) *Musnad Ahmad* (3/140, with *Muntakhab al-Kanz* in the margin);

الله ﷺ: "هل مسستما من مائها شيئًا؟ ". قالا: نعم. فسبَّهما رسول الله ﷺ، وقال لهما ما شاء الله أن يقول. قال: ثمّ غَرَفوا بأيديهم من العين قليلًا قليلًا، حتّى اجتمع في شيءٍ. قال: ثمّ غسل رسول الله ﷺ فيه يديه ووجهه، ثمّ أعاده فيها، فجرت العين بماء منهمر، أو قال غزير ... حتّى استقى النَّاس، ثمّ قال رسول الله ﷺ: "يوشِكُ يا معاذ إن طالت بك حياةٌ أن ترى ما هاهُنا قد مُلِئ جِنانًا" (١). ٤٧ - كثرة المطر وقلَّة النبات: عن أبي هريرة ﵁، قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: "لا تقوم السّاعة حتّى تُمْطِرَ السَّماء مطرًا لا تُكِنُّ منها بيوت المدر (٢) ولا تُكِنُّ منها إِلَّا بيوت الشعر" (٣). وعن أنس ﵁؛ قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: "لا تقوم السّاعة حتّى يُمْطَرَ النَّاس مطرًا عامًّا، ولا تُنْبِتُ الأرض شيئًا" (٤).

(١) "صحيح مسلم"، كتاب الفضائل، باب معجزات النّبيّ ﷺ، (١٥/ ٤٠ - ٤١ - مع شرح النووي). (٢) (المَدَر): هو الطين المتماسك اليابس. وأهل المدر: أهل القرى والأمصار. انظر: "النهاية" لابن الأثير (٤/ ٣٠٩). (٣) "مسند أحمد" (١٣/ ٢٩١) (ح ٧٥٥٤)، شرح أحمد شاكر، وقال: "إسناده صحيح". وهو في "مجمع الزوائد" (٧/ ٣٣١)؛ قال الهيثمي: "رواه أحمد، ورجاله رجال الصّحيح". وانظر: "النهاية/ الفتن والملاحم" (١/ ١٧٤)، تحقيق د. طه زيني. (٤) "مسند أحمد" (٣/ ١٤٠ - بهامشه منتخب الكنز).