Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-2286b

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"On the authority of Kathir ibn Kathir ibn al-Muttalib ibn Abi Wada'ah al-Sahmi, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: The floods used to enter the gate of al-Masjid al-Haram from the gate of the Great Banu Shaybah before 'Umar built the upper dam. The floods would sometimes lift the Maqam from its place, and sometimes push it toward the front of the Ka'bah, until the flood of Umm Nahshal came in the caliphate of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab. It carried the Maqam from this place of his and took it away until it was found at the lower part of Makkah. It was brought and tied to the curtains of the Ka'bah, and a letter was written about it to 'Umar. He came hastily in the month of Ramadan, and its place had been effaced and the flood had obliterated it. 'Umar called the people and said: I adjure Allah any servant who has knowledge regarding this Maqam. Al-Muttalib ibn Abi Wada'ah said: I have it, O Commander of the Believers. I was apprehensive about this, so I took its measure from its place to Zamzam with a cord, and it is with me in the house. 'Umar said to him: Sit with me, and send for it. He sat with him and sent for it, and it was brought. He stretched it, and found it aligned to this place of his. He asked the people and consulted them, and they said: Yes, this is its place. When 'Umar had confirmed this and it was established for him, he ordered it, and a foundation was laid beneath the Maqam, and then he moved it. It is in this place of its until today."

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