Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah - Nasir al-Din al-Albani - (7/1560)

Silsilat al-Ahadith al-SahihahNasir al-Din al-Albani

I replied, “I had no food but Zamzam water. I grew stout until the folds of fat on my belly formed, and I felt no weakness from hunger.” He said: … and then recounted it.

Abu Bakr said, “Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, permit me to feed him tonight.” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and Abu Bakr set out, and I went with them. Abu Bakr opened a door and began taking out handfuls of Ta'if raisins for us. This was the first food I ate there. Then I remained for as long as I remained, after which I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. He said, “I have been directed toward a land of date palms, which I believe to be none other than Yathrib. Will you convey my message to your people? Perhaps Allah will benefit them through you and reward you on their account.”

So I went to Unays, who asked, “What have you done?” I replied, “I have embraced Islam and believed.” He said, “I have no desire for a religion other than yours; I too have embraced Islam and believed.” Then we went to our mother, and she said, “I have no desire for a religion other than yours; I too have embraced Islam and believed.” We then set out until we came to our tribe, Ghifar. Half of them embraced Islam, led in prayer by Ima' ibn Rahdah al-Ghifari, their chief. The other half said, “When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, arrives in Medina, we shall embrace Islam.” When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, arrived in Medina, the remaining half embraced Islam. Then Aslam came and said, “Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, they are our brothers. We embrace Islam upon that which they embraced Islam.” So they embraced Islam, and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “May Allah forgive Ghifar, and may Allah grant safety to Aslam.”

A number of narrators have transmitted it from Humayd, both at length and in abridged form:

The first of them is Khalid al-Hadhdha'.

This is the previously cited version of Muslim. Al-Bazzar also narrated it in his Musnad (1171) with the wording: “Zamzam is food that satisfies and a cure for illness.” Al-Fakihi narrated it in Reports of Mecca (1080) with the wording: “It is food that satisfies and a cure for illness.”

قال: قلت: ما كان لي طعام إلا ماء زمزم، فسمنت حتى تكسرت عُكن بطني، وما أجد على كبدي سُخفة جوع، قال: ... فذكره. فقال أبو بكر: يا رسول الله! ائذن لي في طعامه الليلة؟! فانطلق رسول الله- ﷺ وابوبكر، وانطلقت معهما، ففتح أبوبكر باباً، فجعل يقبض لنا من زبيب. الطائف، وكان ذلك أول طعام أكلته بها، ثم غَبَرْتُ ما غَبَرْتُ، ثم أتيت رسول الله ﷺ فقال: "إنه قد وجهت لي أرض ذات نخل، لا أراها إلا يثرب؛ فهل أنت مُبَلِّغٌ عني قومك، عسى الله أن ينفعهم بك وبأجرك فيهم ". فأتيت أنيساً، فقال: ما صنعت؟ قلت: صنعت أني قد أسلمت وصدقت، قال: ما بي رغبة عن دينك؛ فإني قد أسلمت وصدقت، فأتينا أمَّنا فقالت: ما بي رغبة عن دينكما، فإني قد أسلمت وصدقت، فاحتملنا حتى أتينا قومنا غفاراً، فأسلم نصفهم، وكان يؤمهم إيماء بن رحضة الغفاري، وكان سيدهم، وقال نصفهم: إذا قدم رسول الله ﷺ المدينة أسلمنا، فقدم رسول الله ﷺ المدينة، فأسلم نصفهم الباقي، وجاءت أسلم، فقالوا: يا رسول الله! إخوتنا؛ نسلم على الذي أسلموا عليه! فأسلموا، فقال رسول الله ﷺ: "غفار غفر الله لها، وأسلم سالمهاالله". وقد رواه عن حميد جماعة- مطولاً ومختصراً-: أولهم: خالد الحذاء: وهي رواية مسلم- المتقدمة-. ورواه أيضاً البزار في "مسنده " (١١٧١) بلفظ: "زمزم: طعام طعم، وشفاء سقم "، والفاكهي في "أخبار مكة" (١٠٨٠) بلفظ: "إنهاطعام طعم، وشفاء سقم ".