Ibn Isḥāq transmitted from some of his sources that the one who descended with the arrow was Nājiya ibn Jundub, the driver of the sacrificial camels. It was also said that it was al-Barāʾ ibn ʿĀzib, yet Ibn Isḥāq considered the first view more likely.

Another report on the matter from Ibn ʿAbbās:

Imām Aḥmad said (1): “Ḥusayn al-Ashqar related to us; Abū Kadīnah related to us; from ʿAṭāʾ; from Abū Ḍaḥḥā; from Ibn ʿAbbās, who said:

‘The Messenger of Allah ﷺ awoke one morning when there was no water in the camp. A man came to him and said, “O Messenger of Allah, there is no water in the camp.” He asked, “Do you have anything with you?” The man replied, “Yes.” He said, “Then bring it to me.” The man brought him a vessel containing only a small amount of water. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ placed his fingers inside the mouth of the vessel and spread them apart; springs of water began to gush from between his fingers. He then told Bilāl, “Call out among the people for the blessed ablution.”’

This version is unique to Aḥmad. Al-Ṭabarānī (2) also narrated it through ʿĀmir al-Shaʿbī from Ibn ʿAbbās with similar wording.

A ḥadīth on the same topic from ʿAbd Allāh ibn Masʿūd:

Al-Bukhārī (3) said: “Muḥammad ibn al-Muthannā related to us; Abū Aḥmad al-Zubayrī related to us; Isrāʾīl, from Manṣūr, from Ibrāhīm, from ʿAlqamah, from ʿAbd Allāh, who said:

‘We used to regard the signs as blessings, whereas you reckon them to be threats. We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey and the water ran low. He said, “Look for any leftover water.” They brought a vessel containing only a little water. He put his hand into the vessel and said, “Come to the blessed purification; blessing is from Allah.” I saw the water flowing from between the fingers of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and we would hear the food glorifying Allah while it was being eaten.’”

Al-Tirmidhī (4) also transmitted this ḥadīth from Bundār, from Abū Aḥmad, and declared it “ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ.”

A ḥadīth on the subject from ʿImrān ibn Ḥuṣayn:

Al-Bukhārī said: “Abū al-Walīd related to us; Muslim ibn Ziyād related to us. I heard Abū Rajāʾ say:

‘ʿImrān ibn Ḥuṣayn told us that they were travelling with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. They rode through the night, and when dawn was breaking they stopped to rest and were overcome by sleep until the sun had risen high. The first to awaken was Abū Bakr, who would never rouse the Messenger of Allah ﷺ from his sleep until he awoke on his own. Then ʿUmar awoke. Abū Bakr sat by the Prophet’s head, saying the takbīr loudly until the Prophet ﷺ awoke. He then dismounted and led us in the dawn prayer. One of the people remained apart, for he had…’”