Islam and Tolerance
Treatment of Non-Muslims by the Prophet (PBUH) of Islam
Episode 153
Ibn-e-Zaib Bhikaari
Hazrat Imran bin Hassain (رضی اللہ عنہ) narrates an incident of a journey that on a night we stayed somewhere. In the morning everyone fell asleep. The prayer was missed. That was offered immediately afterward. We had run short of water. And we were extremely thirsty. The prophet of Allah (ﷺ) sent me with some riders in search of water. When we went out in the search of water, we saw a woman was taking two water bags on her camel. We asked her where could the water be found? She said that water was not available in the vicinity. That she had traveled away from her tribe for a day and a night to fetch water. She told me that she was a widow and that she had little orphaned children. We took her to the prophet of Allah (ﷺ). Upon his (ﷺ) order, the camel was made to sit down. He (ﷺ) put his hand on the water-bag. He took a small quantity of water and gargled with it. After that, His (ﷺ) miracle was observed that we were forty people. All of us drank water from it. And whatever, big or small, utensils we had, we filled them all. One person needed to take shower. He was given water for that. Despite that, it felt that the water bags were so full that they were tearing apart. He (ﷺ) told that woman, “look we have not lessened your water.” Then due to his (ﷺ) command, we gave her pieces of leftover bread and dates. He (ﷺ) said, “go and feed these to your children.” She went to her tribe and told about this incident and everyone accepted Islam upon hearing this.
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