“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when Isma‘il was born, Ibrahim (a.s.), carried him and his mother on a donkey and Jibril also came along with them. In Makkah he placed him (Isma‘il) inside al-Hijr. There was some food, supplies, and a water container with a little water in it. The House in those days was a small red hump of land. Ibrahim then said to Jibril, Is this the place for which I am commanded?’ He (Jibril) replied, Yes, this is the place.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Makkah in those days had trees of Salamu and Samur and the inhabitants around consisted of the people of al-‘Amaliqah.” “In another Hadith narrated from the same narrator, it is said, ‘When Ibrahim wanted to return, Hajar (Hagar) asked, “O Ibrahim, in whose care are you leaving us?” Ibrahim replied, “I leave both of you in the care of the Lord of this building.’” He (the Imam) has said, ‘When water depleted and the child became thirsty, she moved and climbed on al-Safa’ and called aloud, “Is there anyone in the wilderness to provide relief?” She then climbed down to move to al-Marwah, where she repeated her call as she had done on al-Safa’. Then she returned to her child and found him kicking his heels in a little water. She then collected it and it accumulated; had she left it alone it would flow.’”