In another wording he said, “You will conquer Egypt—a land in which the qirāt is mentioned—so treat its people well, for they have both a covenant and kinship.”

A further narration states, “When you conquer it, be good to its people, for they have a covenant and kinship,” or he said, “a covenant and affinity by marriage.” Recorded by Muslim.

The scholars explain that the kinship lies in Hājar, the mother of Ishmael ﷺ, who was Egyptian, while the marital affinity (ṣihr) lies in Māriyah, the mother of Ibrāhīm, the son of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who was also Egyptian.

18/329—Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: When the verse, “And warn your nearest kinsfolk” (ash-Shuʿarāʾ 26:214) was revealed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ summoned the Quraysh. Once they had gathered, he addressed them collectively and individually, saying, “O sons of ʿAbd Shams, O sons of Kaʿb ibn Luʾayy, save yourselves from the Fire! O sons of ʿAbd Manāf, save yourselves from the Fire! O sons of Hāshim, save yourselves from the Fire! O sons of ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, save yourselves from the Fire! O Fāṭimah, save yourself from the Fire! I possess nothing before Allah that can avail you, except that you have ties of kinship which I shall water with their due.” Recorded by Muslim.

His words ﷺ “with its watering” (bibilālihā)—the second bāʾ may be read with either fatḥ or kasrah—bilāl means “water.” The meaning is: “I shall uphold these ties,” likening the severing of them to heat that is cooled with water, while their maintenance brings a refreshing coolness.