Suatu hari, Ibrahim terbangun dan meminta istrinya, Hajar, untuk mengambil putranya dan bersiap untuk perjalanan jauh. Dalam beberapa hari, Ibrahim berangkat bersama istrinya Hajar dan putra mereka Ismail. Anak itu masih menyusu dan belum disapih. Ibrahim berjalan melewati tanah yang dibudidayakan, gurun, dan pegunungan, hingga ia sampai di gurun Semenanjung Arab dan tiba di sebuah lembah yang tidak dihuni, tanpa buah, tanpa pohon, tanpa makanan, tanpa air. Lembah itu tidak menunjukkan tanda-tanda kehidupan. Setelah Ibrahim membantu istri dan anaknya turun dari kendaraan, ia meninggalkan mereka dengan sedikit makanan dan air yang hampir cukup untuk 2 hari. Ia berbalik dan pergi. Istrinya bergegas menyusulnya seraya bertanya: "Hendak ke mana engkau, Ibrahim, meninggalkan kami di lembah yang tandus ini?" Ibrahim tidak menjawabnya, tetapi terus berjalan. Ia mengulangi apa yang telah ia katakan, tetapi Ibrahim tetap diam. Akhirnya ia memahami bahwa suaminya tidak bertindak atas inisiatifnya sendiri. Ia menyadari bahwa Allah telah memerintahkannya untuk melakukan hal ini. Ia bertanya kepadanya: "Apakah Allah yang memerintahkanmu untuk berbuat demikian?" Ibrahim menjawab: "Ya." Lalu istrinya yang mulia berkata: "Kami tidak akan tersesat, karena Allah yang telah memerintahkanmu bersama kami." Ibrahim pun memohon kepada Allah Yang Mahakuasa dengan berkata:

One day, Abraham woke up and asked his wife Hajar to get her son and prepare for a long journey. In a few days Abraham started out with his wife Hajar and their son Ishmael. The child was still nursing and not yet weaned. Abraham walked through cultivated land, desert, and mountains until he reached the desert of the Arabian Peninsula and came to an uncultivated valley having no fruit, no trees, no food, no water. The valley had no sign of life. After Abraham had helped his wife and child to dismount, he left them with a small amount of food and water which was hardly enough for 2 days. He turned around and walked away. He wife hurried after him asking: "Where are you going Abrahim, leaving us in this barren valley?" Abraham did not answer her, but continued walking. She repeated what she had said, but he remained silent. Finally she understood that he was not acting on his own initiative. she realized that Allah had commanded him to do this. She asked him : "Did Allah command you to do so?" He replied: "Yes." Then his great wife said: "We are not going to be lost, since Allah Who has commanded you is with us." Abraham invoked Almighty Allah thus:

"Ya Tuhan kami! Sesungguhnya aku telah menempatkan sebagian keturunanku di lembah yang tidak ada tanaman, di dekat Rumah-Mu yang dihormati (Ka'bah di Mekah); agar mereka, ya Tuhan kami, mendirikan shalat, maka jadikanlah hati sebagian manusia cenderung kepada mereka, dan berilah mereka rezeki berupa buah-buahan, supaya mereka bersyukur. Ya Tuhan kami! Sesungguhnya Engkau mengetahui apa yang kami sembunyikan dan apa yang kami nyatakan. Tidak ada sesuatu pun di bumi maupun di langit yang tersembunyi bagi Allah." (QS. 14:37-38)

"O Our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dwell in a valley with no cultivation, by Your Sacred House (the Ka'ba at Mecca); in order, O our Lord, that they may offer prayers perfectly (Iqamat as salat) so fill some hearts among men with love towards them, and O Allah provide them with fruits so that they may give thanks. O our Lord! Certainly, You know what we conceal and what we reveal. Nothing on the earth or in the heavens is hidden from Allah." (Ch 14:37-38)

Ibnu Abbas meriwayatkan: "Wanita pertama yang menggunakan ikat pinggang adalah ibu Ismail. Ia menggunakan ikat pinggang agar dapat menyembunyikan jejaknya dari Sarah (dengan menyeretnya). Ibrahim membawa dia dan anaknya Ismail, yang masih menyusu, ke suatu tempat dekat Ka'bah, di bawah sebatang pohon di tempat Zamzam, di tempat tertinggi di masjid. Pada masa itu tidak ada seorang pun di Mekah, dan tidak ada air. Maka Ibrahim mendudukkan mereka di sana, meletakkan di dekat mereka sebuah kantong kulit berisi beberapa buah kurma dan sebuah tempat air kecil berisi air, lalu ia berangkat pulang. Ibu Ismail mengikutinya sambil berkata:"

Ibn Abbas narrated: "The first lady to use a girdle was the mother of Ishmael. She used a girdle so that she might hide her tracks from Sarah (by dragging it). Abraham brought her and her son Ishmael while she was suckling him to a place near the Kaba under a tree on the spot of ZamZam at the highest place in the mosque. During those days there was nobody in Mecca, nor was there any water so he made them sit over there and placed near them a leather bag containing some dates and a small water skin containing some water and set out homeward. Ishmael's mother followed him saying:

"Wahai Ibrahim! Hendak ke mana engkau pergi dan meninggalkan kami di lembah ini, tempat yang tidak ada seorang pun yang bisa kami temani, dan tidak ada apa pun yang bisa kami nikmati?" Ia mengulanginya kepada Ibrahim berkali-kali, tetapi Ibrahim tidak menoleh kepadanya. Lalu ia bertanya: "Apakah Allah yang memerintahkanmu melakukan ini?" Ibrahim menjawab:

"O Abraham! Where are you going, leaving us in this valley where there is no person whose company we may enjoy, nor is there anything to enjoy?" she repeated that to him many times, but he did not look back at her. Then she asked him : "Has Allah ordered you to do so?" He said:

"Ya." Lalu dia berkata: "Kalau begitu, Dia tidak akan menelantarkan kami," dan dia kembali sementara Ibrahim melanjutkan perjalanannya. Ketika sampai di Tsaniyya, tempat mereka tidak dapat melihatnya lagi, dia menghadap Ka'bah, mengangkat kedua tangannya, dan memohon kepada Allah dengan doa-doa berikut:

"Yes." She then said: "Then He will not neglect us," and returned while Abraham proceeded onwards. On reaching the Thaniya where they could not see him, he faced the Kaba and raising both hands, invoked Allah saying the following prayers:

"Ya Tuhan kami! Sungguh, aku telah menempatkan sebagian keturunanku di lembah yang tandus, dekat Rumah-Mu yang dihormati (Ka'bah di Mekah), agar mereka mendirikan salat, maka jadikanlah hati sebagian manusia cenderung kepada mereka, dan berilah mereka rezeki dari buah-buahan, mudah-mudahan mereka bersyukur."

"O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring dwell in a valley without cultivation, by Your Sacred House (Kaba at Mecca) in order, O our Lord that they may offer prayer perfectly. So fill some hearts among men with love towards them, and O Allah provide them with fruits so that they may give thanks." (Ch 14:37)

Nabi Muhammad ﷺ bersabda: "Inilah asal-usul tradisi Sa'y (rangkaian ibadah haji), yaitu perjalanan orang-orang bolak-balik di antara keduanya (As-Safa dan Al-Marwa). Ketika ia sampai di Al-Marwa (untuk terakhir kalinya), ia mendengar sebuah suara, lalu ia meminta dirinya untuk diam dan mendengarkan dengan saksama. Ia mendengar suara itu lagi dan berkata: 'Wahai siapa pun engkau! Engkau telah membuatku mendengar suaramu; apakah engkau punya sesuatu untuk menolongku?' Dan lihatlah! Ia melihat seorang malaikat di tempat Zamzam, sedang menggali tanah dengan tumitnya (atau sayapnya) hingga air memancar dari tempat itu. Ia mulai membuat semacam kolam di sekelilingnya, dengan tangannya seperti ini, lalu mulai mengisi tempat air (kantong airnya) dengan air menggunakan tangannya, dan air itu terus mengalir setelah ia menciduknya." Nabi ﷺ menambahkan: "Semoga Allah merahmati ibu Isma'il! Seandainya ia membiarkan air Zamzam mengalir tanpa berusaha menahannya, atau seandainya ia tidak menciduk air dari sumber itu untuk mengisi kantong airnya, niscaya Zamzam akan menjadi sungai yang mengalir di permukaan bumi."

The prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: "This is the source of the tradition of the Sa'y (rituals of the hajj, pilgrimage) the going of people between them (As-Safa and Al-Marwa). When she reached Al Marwa (for the last time) she heard a voice and she asked herself to be quiet and listened attentively. She heard the voice again and said: "O whoever you maybe! You have made me hear your voice; have you got something to help me?" And behold! She saw an angel at the place of Zam zam, digging the earth with his heel (or his wing) till water flowed from that place. She started to make something like a basin around it, using her hand in this way, and started filling her water skin with water with her hands and the water was flowing out water she had scooped some of it." The Prophet (pbuh) added: "May Allah bestow mercy on Ishmael's mother! Had she let the zam-zam flow without trying to control it, or had she not scooped from that water to fill her water skin, Zam zam would have been a stream flowing on the surface of the earth."

Nabi ﷺ melanjutkan: "Kemudian dia minum air dan menyusui anaknya. Malaikat berkata kepadanya: "Jangan takut akan ditelantarkan, karena ini adalah Rumah Allah yang akan dibangun oleh anak ini dan ayahnya, dan Allah tidak pernah menelantarkan umat-Nya." Rumah (Ka'bah) pada waktu itu berada di tempat yang tinggi menyerupai gundukan tanah, dan ketika banjir datang, air mengalir ke kanan dan kiri dari Rumah itu. "Dia hidup seperti itu hingga beberapa orang dari suku Jurhum atau sebuah keluarga dari Jurhum melewatinya dan anaknya, ketika mereka (orang-orang Jurhum) datang melalui jalan Kada. Mereka turun di bagian bawah Mekkah dan melihat seekor burung yang biasa terbang berputar-putar di sekitar air dan tidak meninggalkannya. Mereka berkata: "Burung ini pasti terbang berputar di sekitar air, padahal kita tahu bahwa tidak ada air di lembah ini." Mereka mengutus satu atau dua utusan yang menemukan sumber air dan kembali untuk memberitahukan keberadaan air itu kepada mereka. Maka mereka semua datang menuju air itu. Ibu Ismail sedang duduk di dekat air. Mereka bertanya kepadanya: "Apakah engkau mengizinkan kami tinggal bersamamu?" Ia menjawab: "Ya, tetapi kalian tidak berhak memiliki air ini." Mereka pun setuju. Ibu Ismail merasa senang dengan keadaan itu, karena ia memang suka menikmati kebersamaan dengan orang-orang, maka mereka menetap di sana, dan kemudian mereka mendatangkan keluarga mereka yang datang dan menetap bersama mereka, sehingga beberapa keluarga menjadi penduduk tetap di sana. Anak itu (Ismail) tumbuh besar dan belajar bahasa Arab dari mereka, dan (keutamaannya) membuat mereka mencintai dan mengagumi dirinya seiring ia tumbuh besar, dan ketika ia mencapai usia baligh, mereka menikahkannya dengan seorang wanita dari kalangan mereka.

The Prophet (pbuh) continued: "Then she drank water and suckled her child. The angel said to her: "Don't be afraid of being neglected, for this is the House of Allah which will be built by this boy and his father, and Allah never neglects His people." The House (Kaba) at that time was on a high place resembling a hillock, and when torrents came, they flowed to its right and left. "She lived in that way till some people from the tribe of Jurhum or a family from Jurhum passed by her and her child as they (the Jurhum people) were coming through the way of Kada. they landed in the lower part of Mecca where they saw a bird that had the habit of flying around water and not leaving it. they said: "this bird must be flying around water, though we know that there is no water in this valley." They sent one or two messengers who discovered the source of water and returned to inform them of the water. So they all came towards the water. Ishmael's mother was sitting near the water. They asked her: "Do you allow us to stay with you?" She replied: "Yes, but you will have no right to possess the water." They agreed to that. Ishmael's mother was pleased with the whole situation, as she used to love to enjoy the company of the people, so they settled there, and later on they sent for their families who came and settled with them so that some families became permanent residents there. The child (Ishmael) grew up and learned Arabic from them and (his virtues) caused them to love and admire him as he grew up and when he reached the age of puberty they made him marry a woman from amongst them."

Nabi ﷺ melanjutkan: "Setelah ibu Ismail meninggal dunia, Ibrahim datang setelah Ismail menikah untuk menjenguk keluarganya yang dahulu ia tinggalkan, tetapi ia tidak menemukan Ismail di sana. Ketika ia bertanya kepada istri Ismail tentang dirinya, istrinya menjawab: "Dia sedang pergi mencari nafkah." Lalu ia bertanya kepada istrinya tentang cara hidup dan keadaan mereka, dan istrinya menjawab, "Kami hidup dalam kesengsaraan; kami hidup dalam kesulitan dan kemiskinan," sambil mengeluh kepadanya. Ibrahim berkata: "Apabila suamimu kembali, sampaikanlah salamku kepadanya dan katakan kepadanya agar mengganti ambang pintu (rumahnya)." Ketika Ismail datang, ia tampak merasakan sesuatu yang tidak biasa, lalu ia bertanya kepada istrinya: "Apakah ada orang yang berkunjung ke sini?" Istrinya menjawab, "Ya, seorang lelaki tua dengan ciri-ciri demikian datang dan bertanya tentang engkau, lalu aku memberitahukannya. Ia juga bertanya tentang keadaan kehidupan kita, dan aku katakan bahwa kita hidup dalam kesulitan dan kemiskinan." Mendengar itu Ismail berkata: "Apakah ia memberimu nasihat?" Istrinya berkata: "Ya, ia menyuruhku menyampaikan salamnya kepadamu dan mengatakan agar engkau mengganti ambang pintumu." Ismail berkata: "Dialah ayahku, dan ia telah memerintahkanku untuk menceraikanmu. Kembalilah kepada keluargamu." Maka Ismail menceraikannya dan menikahi wanita lain dari kalangan mereka (Jurhum).

The Prophet (pbuh) continued: "After Ishmael's mother had died, Abraham came after Ishmael's marriage in order to see his family that he had left before but he did not find Ishmael there. When he asked Ishmael's wife about him, she replied: "He has gone in search of livelihood." Then he asked her about their way of living and their condition, and she replied, "We are living in misery; we are living in hardship and destitution," complaining to him. He said: "When your husband returns, convey my salutations to him and tell him to change the threshold of the gate (of his house)." When Ishmael came, he seemed to have felt something unusual, so he asked his wife: "Has anyone visited you?" she replied, "Yes, an old man of such and such description came and asked me about you and I informed him and he asked about our state of living and I told him that we were living in a hardship and poverty." On that Ishmael said: "Did he advise you anything?" She said: "Yes he told me to convey his salutation to you and to tell you to change the threshold of your gate." Ishmael said: "It was my father and he has ordered me to divorce you. Go back to your family." So, Ishmael divorced her and married another woman from among them (Jurhum).

Kemudian Ibrahim menjauhi mereka selama waktu yang dikehendaki Allah, lalu kembali mengunjungi mereka, tetapi tidak mendapati Ismail. Maka ia mendatangi istri Ismail dan menanyakan keadaan Ismail. Istrinya menjawab: "Dia sedang pergi mencari rezeki kami." Ibrahim bertanya kepadanya: "Bagaimana keadaan kalian?" Ia menanyakan tentang bekal dan kehidupan mereka. Istrinya menjawab: "Kami dalam keadaan makmur dan berkecukupan (kami memiliki segalanya dalam jumlah yang melimpah)." Lalu ia memuji Allah. Ibrahim berkata: "Makanan apa yang kalian makan?" Istrinya berkata:

"Then Abraham stayed away from them for a period as long as Allah wished and called on them again but did not find Ishmael. So he came to Ishmael's wife and asked her about Ishmael. She said: 'he has gone in sof our livelihood.' Abraham asked her; 'how are you getting on?' asking her about their sustenance and living. she replied: 'we are prosperous and well off (we have everything in abundance).' then she thanked Allah. Abraham said: 'What kind of food do you eat?' she said:

"daging." Ia berkata: "Apa yang kalian minum?" Wanita itu berkata: "Air." Ibrahim berkata: "Ya Allah! Berkahilah daging dan air mereka." Nabi ﷺ menambahkan: "Pada saat itu mereka tidak memiliki biji-bijian, dan jika mereka memiliki biji-bijian, beliau juga akan berdoa kepada Allah agar memberkahinya. Jika seseorang hanya memiliki kedua hal ini sebagai rezekinya, kesehatan dan wataknya akan sangat terpengaruh kecuali jika ia tinggal di Mekah." Nabi ﷺ melanjutkan: "Kemudian Ibrahim berkata kepada istri Ismail: 'Ketika suamimu datang, sampaikan salamku kepadanya dan katakan kepadanya agar ia tetap menjaga ambang pintu rumahnya.' Ketika Ismail kembali, ia bertanya kepada istrinya, 'Apakah ada seseorang yang datang kepadamu?' Istrinya menjawab: 'Ya, seorang lelaki tua yang rupawan datang kepadaku,' lalu ia memujinya dan menambahkan: 'Ia menanyakanmu, dan aku memberitahunya bahwa kami dalam keadaan baik.' Ismail bertanya kepadanya: 'Apakah ia memberimu nasihat apa pun?' Istrinya berkata: 'Ya, ia menyampaikan salamnya kepadamu dan memerintahkan agar engkau tetap menjaga ambang pintu rumahmu.' Mendengar itu Ismail berkata: 'Itu ayahku, dan engkau adalah ambang pintu itu. Ia memerintahkanku untuk tetap bersamamu.' Kemudian Ibrahim menjauh dari mereka untuk beberapa waktu selama Allah menghendaki, lalu beliau mengunjungi mereka kembali. Beliau melihat Ismail di bawah sebuah pohon dekat Zamzam sedang meruncingkan anak panahnya. Ketika melihat Ibrahim, Ismail bangkit untuk menyambutnya (dan mereka saling memberi salam sebagaimana seorang ayah kepada anaknya atau seorang anak kepada ayahnya). Ibrahim berkata: "Wahai Ismail! Allah telah memberiku sebuah perintah." Ismail berkata:

'meat.' he said: 'what do you drink?' she said: 'water.' he said: 'O Allah! bless their meat and water."" The Prophet (pbuh) added: "At that time they did not have grain, and if they had grain he would have also invoked Allah to bless it. If somebody has only these two things as his sustenance, his health and disposition will be badly affected unless he lives in Mecca." The Prophet (pbuh) continued: "Then Abraham said to Ishmael's wife: 'When your husband comes give my regards to him and tell him that he should keep firm the threshold of his gate.' When Ishmael came back he asked his wife, 'did anyone call no you?' she replied: 'yes, a good looking old man came to me,' so she praised him and added: 'He asked about you and I informed him that we were in a good condition.' Ishmael asked her:' did he give you any piece of advice?' she said; 'yes, he told me to give his regards to you and ordered that you should keep firm the threshold of your gate.' on that Ishmael said: 'It was my father, and you are the threshold of the gate. He has ordered me to keep you with me.' Then Abraham stayed away from them for a period as long as Allah wished and called on them afterwards. He saw Ishmael under a tree near Zam Zam, sharpening his arrows. When he saw Abraham, he rose up to welcome him (and they greeted each other as a father does with his son or a son does with his father). Abraham said: 'O Ishmael! Allah has give me an order.' Ishmael said:

Ibnu Abbas meriwayatkan versi yang sedikit berbeda: "Ketika Ibrahim berselisih dengan istrinya (karena istrinya cemburu kepada Hajar, ibu Ismail), ia membawa Ismail dan ibunya lalu pergi. Mereka membawa sebuah kantong air yang berisi sedikit air. Ibu Ismail biasa minum dari kantong air itu agar air susunya bertambah untuk anaknya. Ketika Ibrahim sampai di Mekah, ia mendudukkan mereka di bawah sebuah pohon, lalu kembali pulang. Ibu Ismail mengikutinya, dan ketika mereka sampai di Kada, ia memanggilnya dari belakang: 'Wahai Ibrahim! Kepada siapa engkau meninggalkan kami?' Ibrahim menjawab: '(Aku meninggalkan kalian) kepada penjagaan Allah.' Ia berkata: 'Aku rela bersama Allah.' Ia kembali ke tempatnya dan mulai minum air dari kantong air itu, dan air susunya bertambah untuk anaknya."

Ibn Abbas narrated a slightly different version: "When Abraham had differences with his wife (because of her jealousy of Hajar, Ishmael's mother), he took Ishmael and his mother and went away. They had a water skin with them containing some water. Ishmael's mother used to drink water from the water skin so that her milk would increase for her child. When Abraham reached Mecca, he made her sit under a tree and afterwards returned home. Ishmael's mother followed him and when they reached Kada, she called him from behind: 'O Abraham! To whom are you leaving us?' He replied: '(I am leaving you) to Allah's care.' she said: 'I am satisfied to be with Allah.' She returned to her place and started drinking water from the water skin and her milk increased for her child.

Ketika air sudah habis semuanya, ia berkata dalam hatinya: "Sebaiknya aku pergi dan mencari agar aku bisa melihat seseorang." Ia naik ke gunung Ash-Shafa dan melihat-lihat, berharap bisa melihat seseorang, tetapi sia-sia.

"When the water had all been used up, she said to herself: 'I had better go and look so that I may see somebody.' she ascended As-Safa mountain and looked hoping to see somebody but in vain.

Ketika dia turun ke lembah, dia berlari hingga sampai di Bukit Marwa. Dia berlari bolak-balik (di antara kedua bukit) berkali-kali. Kemudian dia berkata kepada dirinya sendiri: 'Sebaiknya aku pergi dan melihat keadaan anak itu.' Dia pergi dan mendapati anak itu dalam keadaan hampir mati. Dia tidak tahan melihat anak itu sekarat dan berkata kepada dirinya sendiri: 'Jika aku pergi dan melihat, mungkin aku akan menemukan seseorang.' Dia pergi dan naik ke Bukit Safa, dan mencari cukup lama, tetapi tidak menemukan siapa pun. Demikianlah dia menyelesaikan tujuh kali berlari antara Safa dan Marwa. Sekali lagi dia berkata kepada dirinya sendiri: 'Sebaiknya aku kembali dan melihat keadaan anak itu.' Namun tiba-tiba dia mendengar sebuah suara, dan dia berkata kepada suara asing itu: 'Tolonglah kami, jika engkau dapat memberikan pertolongan.' Ternyata, itu adalah Gabriel (yang telah mengeluarkan suara tersebut).

Ibnu Abbas melanjutkan riwayatnya: "Ibunda Isma'il mulai minum dari air itu, dan air susunya pun bertambah untuk anaknya. Setelah itu, beberapa orang dari kabilah Hurhum melewati dasar lembah dan melihat sejumlah burung, dan hal itu mengherankan mereka. Mereka berkata: 'Burung hanya dapat ditemukan di tempat yang ada airnya.' Mereka lalu mengutus seorang utusan yang mencari tempat itu, menemukan air tersebut, dan kembali untuk memberitahukannya kepada mereka. Kemudian mereka semua datang kepadanya dan berkata: 'Wahai ibunda Isma'il! Maukah engkau mengizinkan kami tinggal bersamamu (atau menetap bersamamu)?' Maka mereka pun menetap di sana."

Ibn Abbas continued narrating: "Ishmael's mother started drinking from the water, and her milk increased for her child. Afterwards some people of the tribe of Hurhum saw some birds while passing through the bottom of the valley and that astonished them. They said: "birds can only be found at a place where there is water." They sent a messenger who searched the place and found the water and returned to inform them about it. Then they all went to her and said: "O Ishmael's mother! Will you allow us to be with you (or dwell with you)?" Then they stayed there.

Kemudian hari, anak laki-lakinya mencapai usia baligh dan menikah dengan seorang wanita dari suku mereka. Lalu Ibrahim terpikir suatu gagasan, yang ia sampaikan kepada istrinya (Sarah). "Aku ingin mengunjungi keluargaku yang kutinggalkan di Mekah." Ketika ia tiba di sana, ia mengucapkan salam kepada istri Ismail dan bertanya, "Di mana Ismail?" Istri Ismail menjawab, "Dia pergi berburu." Ibrahim berkata kepadanya, "Jika dia datang, katakan kepadanya untuk mengganti ambang pintu rumahnya." Ketika Ismail datang, istrinya menceritakan hal itu kepadanya, dan Ismail pun berkata kepadanya, "Engkau adalah ambang pintu itu, maka kembalilah kepada keluargamu (engkau telah diceraikan)." Sekali lagi Ibrahim berniat mengunjungi keluarganya yang ia tinggalkan di Mekah, dan ia memberitahukan niatnya kepada istrinya (Sarah). Ibrahim datang ke rumah Ismail dan bertanya, "Di mana Ismail?" Istri Ismail menjawab, "Dia pergi berburu," dan menambahkan, "Maukah Anda singgah sebentar dan makan serta minum sesuatu?" Ibrahim berkata, "Apa makanan kalian dan apa minuman kalian?" Ia menjawab, "Makanan kami adalah daging dan minuman kami adalah air." Ibrahim berkata, "Ya Allah! Berkahilah makanan dan minuman mereka." Abu Al Qasim (Nabi) ﷺ bersabda, "Karena doa Ibrahim, terdapat keberkahan di Mekah."

"Later on her boy reached the age of puberty and married a lady from them. Then an idea occurred to Abraham, which he disclosed to his wife (sarah). 'I want to call on my dependants I left at Mecca.' When he went there he greeted Ishmael's wife and said: 'where is Ishmael?' She replied: 'He has gone out hunting.' Abraham said to her: 'When he comes, tell him to change the threshold of his gate.' When Ishmael came she told him the same and whereupon Ishmael said to her: 'you are the threshold so go to your family (you are divorced).' "Again Abraham thought of visiting his dependents whom he had left at Mecca, and told his wife (Sarah) of his intentions. Abraham came to Ishmael's house and asked: 'Where is Ishmael?' Ishmael's wife replied: 'He has gone out hunting,' and added: 'will you stay for some time and have something to eat and drink?' Abraham said: 'what is your food and what is your drink?' she replied: 'our food is meat and our drink is water.' he replied: 'O Allah! Bless their meals and their drink.' Abu Al Qasim (the Prophet)(pbuh) said: "Because of Abraham's invocation there are blessings in Mecca."

Ibnu Abbas melanjutkan: "Sekali lagi Ibrahim berpikir untuk mengunjungi keluarganya yang telah ia tinggalkan di Mekkah, lalu ia memberitahukan keputusannya kepada istrinya (Sarah). Ia pergi dan mendapati Ismail di belakang sumur Zamzam, sedang memperbaiki anak panahnya. Ia berkata: 'Wahai Ismail, Tuhanmu telah memerintahkanku untuk membangun sebuah rumah bagi-Nya.' Ismail berkata: 'Taatilah perintah Tuhanmu.' Ibrahim berkata: 'Allah juga telah memerintahkanku agar engkau membantuku dalam hal itu.' Ismail berkata: 'Kalau begitu, aku akan melakukannya.' Maka keduanya pun berkata:"

Ibn Abbas continued: "Once more Abraham thought of visiting his family he had left at Mecca and he told his wife (Sarah) of his decision. HE went and found Ishmael behind the Zam-zam well, mending his arrows. He said: 'O Ishmael, your Lord has ordered me to build a house for Him.' Ishmael said: 'Obey the order of your Lord.' Abraham said: 'Allah has also ordered me that you should help me therein.' Ishmael said: 'Then I will do so.' So both of them were saying:

"Ya Tuhan kami! Terimalah (amal) dari kami. Sesungguhnya Engkaulah Yang Maha Mendengar lagi Maha Mengetahui." (QS. Al-Baqarah: 127)

"O our Lord! Accept this service of us, verily, You are the All Hearer, the All Knower." (Ch 2:127)

www.islambasics.com Ketika bangunan itu menjadi tinggi dan lelaki tua itu (Ibrahim) tidak lagi mampu mengangkat batu-batu ke posisi yang setinggi itu, ia berdiri di atas batu Maqam, dan Ismail terus menyerahkan batu-batu itu kepadanya, sementara keduanya berkata:

www.islambasics.com When the building became high and the old man (Abraham) could no longer lift the stones to such a high position, he stood over the stone of Al Maqam and Ishmael carried on handing him the stones and both of them were saying:

"Ya Rabb kami! Terimalah amal ini dari kami. Sesungguhnya Engkaulah Yang Maha Mendengar, Maha Mengetahui."

"O our Lord! Accept this service of us, verily You are the All Hearer, the All Knower.""

Allah Yang Mahakuasa menceritakan kepada kita tentang ujian yang dialami Ibrahim dengan putra tercintanya:

Allah the Almighty told us of Abraham's affliction with his beloved son:

Dan dia berkata setelah diselamatkan dari api:

"And he said after his rescue from the fire:

"Sesungguhnya aku akan pergi menghadap Tuhanku. Dia akan memberi petunjuk kepadaku! Ya Tuhanku! Anugerahkanlah kepadaku (seorang anak) dari golongan orang-orang yang saleh." Maka Kami beri kabar gembira kepadanya dengan seorang anak yang sangat sabar. Dan ketika anak itu (Ismail) telah sampai (umur sanggup) berusaha bersamanya, ia berkata: "Wahai anakku! Sesungguhnya aku melihat dalam mimpi bahwa aku menyembelihmu (mempersembahkanmu sebagai kurban kepada Allah), maka pikirkanlah bagaimana pendapatmu!" Anak itu menjawab: "Wahai ayahku! Lakukanlah apa yang diperintahkan kepadamu, insya Allah engkau akan mendapatiku termasuk orang-orang yang sabar." Maka ketika keduanya telah berserah diri kepada kehendak Allah, dan ia membaringkan anaknya atas pelipisnya (atau pada sisi pelipisnya untuk disembelih); lalu Kami menyeru dia: "Wahai Ibrahim! Engkau telah membenarkan mimpi itu!" Sesungguhnya demikianlah Kami memberi balasan kepada orang-orang yang berbuat baik, semata-mata karena Allah. Sesungguhnya itu adalah suatu ujian yang nyata, dan Kami menebus anak itu dengan seekor sembelihan yang besar (seekor domba); dan Kami abadikan untuknya (pujian yang baik) di kalangan orang-orang yang datang kemudian.

'Verily! I am going to my Lord. He will guide me! My Lord! Grant me (offspring) from the righteous." SO We gave him the glad tidings of a forbearing boy. And when he (his son) was old enough to walk with him, he said: "O my son! I have seen in a dream that I am slaughtering you (offer you in sacrifice to Allah), so look what do you think!Ý" "O my father! Do that which you are commanded InshAllah (if Allah wills), you shall find me of the patient." Then when they had both submitted themselves to the Will of Allah and he had laid him prostrate on his forehead (or on the side of his forehead for slaughtering); and We called out to him: "O Abraham! You have fulfilled the dream (vision!" Verily! Thus do Wereward those who perform good deeds, totally for Allah's sake only. Verily, that indeed was a manifest trial and We ransomed him with a great sacrifice (a ram;) and We left for him ( a goodly remembrance)

di antara generasi (yang akan datang) pada masa-masa berikutnya. "Salam sejahtera (keselamatan) atas Ibrahim!" Demikianlah Kami memberi balasan kepada orang-orang yang berbuat baik (muhsinin). Sesungguhnya dia termasuk hamba-hamba Kami yang beriman.

among generations (to come) in later times. "Salamun (peace) be upon Abraham!" Thus indeed do We reward the Muhsineen (good doers). Verily, he was one of Our believing slaves. (Ch 37:99-111 Quran)

Sementara itu, tiga malaikat turun ke bumi: Gabriel, Israphael, dan Michael. Mereka datang dalam wujud manusia dan memberi salam kepada Ibrahim. Ibrahim bangkit dan menyambut mereka. Ia membawa mereka masuk ke dalam tendanya, mengira mereka orang asing dan tamu. Ia mempersilakan mereka duduk dan memastikan mereka merasa nyaman, lalu ia pamit untuk pergi menemui kaumnya.

In the meantime, three angels descended to the earth; Gabriel, Israphael, and Michael. They came in human shapes and saluted Abraham. Abraham arose and welcomed them. He took them inside his tent thinking they were strangers and guests. He seated them and made sure that they were comfortable, then excused himself to go to his people.

Istrinya, Sarah, bangkit ketika dia masuk. Sarah sudah menjadi tua dan rambutnya beruban. Abraham berkata kepadanya: "Kita kedatangan tiga orang asing di rumah." "Siapa mereka?" tanyanya. "Aku tidak mengenal seorang pun dari mereka," jawabnya. "Makanan apa yang kita punya?" tanyanya. "Setengah ekor domba," jawabnya. "Setengah ekor domba! Sembelihlah anak sapi gemuk untuk mereka; mereka orang asing dan tamu," perintahnya sambil pergi.

His wife Sarah arose when he entered. She had become old and white haired. Abraham said to her: "We have three strangers in the house." "Who are they?" she asked. "I do not know any of them," he answered. "What food have we got?" He asked. Half a sheep." she replied, "Half a sheep! Slaughter a fat calf for them; they are strangers and guests." he ordered while leaving.

Para pelayan memanggang dan menyajikan seekor anak sapi. Ibrahim mempersilakan para malaikat untuk makan, dan ia mulai makan agar mereka terdorong untuk ikut makan. Ia terus makan, tetapi ketika ia melirik para tamunya untuk memastikan mereka makan, ia melihat bahwa tidak seorang pun dari mereka yang menyentuh makanan itu. Ia berkata kepada mereka: "Tidakkah kalian akan makan?" Ia kembali makan, tetapi ketika ia melirik mereka lagi, ia mendapati bahwa mereka masih belum makan. Tangan mereka tidak terulur ke arah makanan. Ia mulai merasa takut kepada mereka.

The servants roasted and served a calf. Abraham invited the angels to eat and he started eating so as to encourage them. He continued, but when he glanced at his guests to assure they were eating, he noticed that none of them had touched the food. He said to the them: "Are you not going to eat?" He resumed eating, but when he glanced at them again he found that they were still not eating. Their hands did not reach out for the food. He began to fear them.

Ketakutan Ibrahim semakin bertambah. Namun para malaikat membaca pikiran batinnya, dan salah seorang dari mereka berkata: "Janganlah takut." Ibrahim mengangkat kepalanya dan menjawab: "Sesungguhnya aku memang merasa takut. Aku telah mempersilakan kalian makan, tetapi kalian tidak mengulurkan tangan untuk makan. Apakah kalian bermaksud berbuat jahat kepadaku?" Salah seorang malaikat tersenyum dan berkata: "Kami tidak makan. Kami adalah malaikat-malaikat Allah." Kemudian salah seorang dari mereka menghadap kepada istrinya dan menyampaikan kabar gembira tentang Ishaq (Ishaaq).

Allah Yang Maha Kuasa berfirman:

Almighty Allah revealed:

Sesungguhnya telah datang utusan-utusan Kami kepada Ibrahim dengan membawa kabar gembira. Mereka berkata: "Salam!" Ibrahim menjawab: "Salam!" Maka tidak lama kemudian ia menghidangkan daging anak sapi panggang. Tetapi ketika ia melihat tangan mereka tidak menjamahnya, ia merasa curiga kepada mereka dan timbul rasa takut di hatinya. Mereka berkata: "Janganlah takut, sesungguhnya kami diutus untuk kaum Lut." Dan istrinya berdiri di sana, lalu ia tertawa (baik karena utusan-utusan itu tidak makan hidangannya, atau karena gembira atas kebinasaan kaum Lut). Maka Kami sampaikan kepadanya kabar gembira tentang Ishaq, dan setelah Ishaq, (lahir) Yakub.

"Verily! There came Our Messengers to Abraham with glad tidings. They said: "Salaam (greetings or peace)!" he answered: "Salaam (greetings or peace)!" and he hastened to entertain them with a roasted calf. But, when he saw their hands went not towards it (the meal), he felt some mistrust of them, and conceived a fear of them. They said: "Fear not, we have been sent against the people of Lot." And his wife was standing there and she laughed (either, because the Messengers did not eat their food or for being glad for the destruction of the people of Lot). But We gave her glad tidings of Isaac, and after him of Jacob.

Dia berkata (dengan heran): "Celaka aku! Apakah aku akan melahirkan anak, padahal aku seorang perempuan tua dan suamiku ini seorang laki-laki tua? Sungguh, ini benar-benar suatu hal yang aneh!" Mereka berkata: "Apakah engkau heran terhadap ketetapan Allah? Rahmat dan keberkahan Allah dilimpahkan atas kalian, wahai keluarga (Ibrahim). Sesungguhnya Dia (Allah) Maha Terpuji lagi Maha Mulia." (QS. Hud 11:69-73).

She said (in astonishment): "Woe unto me! Shall I bear a child while I am an old woman, and here is my husband an old man? Verily! This is a strange thing!" They said: "Do you wonder at the Decree of Allah? The Mercy of Allah and His Blessings be on you, O the family (of Abraham). Surely, He (Allah) is All praiseworthy, All-Glorious." (CH 11:69-73).