Water is a great blessing which Allaah The Almighty has granted to His servants. Allaah The Almighty sends it from the sky and valleys flow according to their capacity. He has deposited it on earth and formed through it springs and rivers. Allaah The Almighty made water potable and made life dependant on it. Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {And We made from water every living thing. Then will they not believe?}[Quran 21:30]
Taking into consideration that the springing of water from the earth is a sign (proving the greatness of Allaah), and that its springing from hard stones is a greater sign, what would the situation be if it were to flow from somebody’s fingers? That would surely be a miracle and a supernatural event!
Water flowed from among the fingers of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, as a miracle that Allaah The Almighty granted him. It occurred many times, on different occasions. The Companions witnessed it and clearly reported this to us.
One of these incidents took place on the day of Al-Hudaybiyyah. Jaabir ibn ‘Abdullaah said: “People were very thirsty on the day of Al-Hudaybiyyah. There was a leather utensil in front of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, who began to perform ablution. People rushed towards him. He asked:‘What is the matter?‘ They said, ‘We have no water for ablution and drinking except what is in front of you.’ The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, put his hand in the utensil and water started to flow from among his fingers like springs. We drank and made ablution. I asked, ‘How many were you?’ He said, ‘If we were one hundred thousand, it would suffice us. We were fifteen hundred.'” [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim] This wording is narrated by Al-Bukhaari .
Another incident took place in Az-Zawraa’, a place in Madeenah next to the market. Anas ibn Maalik said, “A utensil was brought to the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, while he was in Az-Zawraa’. He put his hand in it, and water started to spring from between his fingers. People consequently made ablution. Qataadah asked Anas ‘How many were you?’ He said, ‘Three hundred, or nearly three hundred.'” [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim] This wording is narrated by Al-Bukhaari .
A third incident happened when water became scarce while the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and the Companions were on a journey. ‘Abdullaah ibn Mas‘ood said,“We would consider the signs [miracles and supernatural events] as blessings while you [people] consider [all of] them as a warning. We were once on a journey with the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and we ran out of water. He said:‘Bring the water remaining with you!’ People brought a utensil containing a little water. The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, placed his hand in the utensil and said: ‘Come to the blessed water, and the blessing is from Allaah.’Indeed, I saw water springing from among the fingers of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Also we would listen to the food exalting Allaah while it was being eaten [by him].” [Muslim]
This Prophetic miracle was clear evidence of the divine support that Allaah The Almighty granted to His Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. This and other miracles had a great effect on enhancing the Companions’ faith and consolidating their relations with Allaah The Almighty, especially because they faced difficult conditions due to their struggle with the people of falsehood including the disbelievers, the Jews and the hypocrites. Such miracles supported them and increased their faith, affected the disbelievers and the stubborn, and drew attention to the fact that Allaah The Almighty is the Mighty and the Powerful who is able to do anything on earth or in the sky.
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