Bir Ghars
بئر غرس
Bir Ghars
Overview
Bir Ghars is a historic well located in the Quba area of southern Madinah, known for its direct connection to the personal life of the Prophet ﷺ. The well has been preserved and marked for visitors, though water is no longer drawn from it. It sits in a quiet area surrounded by residential buildings near Masjid Quba.
Historical significance
The Prophet ﷺ personally used this well for drinking water and wudu (ablution), and he expressed a specific wish that his blessed body be washed with water from Bir Ghars after his passing. This request was honored by his companions, and Ali ibn Abi Talib is reported to have used water from this well during the Prophet's funeral preparations. The fact that the Prophet ﷺ singled out this particular well gives it a unique status among Madinah's many historic water sources.
Did you know?
The Prophet ﷺ is reported to have spat into the well, which was considered a great blessing, and the water was said to have remained sweet thereafter.
Hadith
Wash me with water from Bir Ghars.
— Narrated by Abdullah ibn Abbas, reported in multiple collections
Du'as
General supplication
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Rabbanā ātinā fid-dunyā ḥasanah, wa fil-ākhirati ḥasanah, wa qinā ʿadhāb an-nār
Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and save us from the punishment of the Fire.
Nearby sites
مسجد قباء
Masjid Quba is the very first mosque built in the history of Islam, located in the southern outskirts of Madinah in the village of Quba. The mosque has undergone a stunning modern renovation that preserved its spiritual significance while creating a magnificent contemporary structure. Its white domes and minarets stand as a symbol of the earliest days of Islam.
مسجد الجمعة
Masjid al-Jumu'ah, also known as Masjid al-Wadi or Masjid Atikah, sits along the route the Prophet ﷺ took from Quba to Madinah's city center. It is a modest yet historically important mosque set in a residential neighborhood between Quba and the Haram. The mosque marks a watershed moment in the communal worship practices of Islam.
بئر عذق
Ethq Well is one of the lesser-known prophetic wells of Madinah, situated in the area south of the city center. It is associated with the Prophet's arrival in Madinah during the Hijrah and represents one of his earliest interactions with the landscape of his new home. The well is in a quiet area that sees fewer tourists than the more famous wells.