Hadith.2308 - Zurara ibn A'yan said to Abu Ja'far (as): "Did you meet Imam Al-Husayn (as)?" Imam (as) replied: "Yes, I remember being with him in the Sacred Mosque when a flood entered it, and the people were worried about the Maqam (Station of Ibrahim). Someone would go out and say: 'The flood has taken it away,' and another would come in and say, 'It is still in its place.' Imam Al-Husayn (as) said: 'O so-and-so, what are these people doing?' I said: 'May Allah (swt) rectify your affairs, they fear that the flood might have taken the Maqam.' He said: 'Indeed, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, has made it a sign; it will not be taken away. Be at ease.' The Maqam was originally placed by Ibrahim (as) next to the wall of the Kaaba, and it remained there until the people of Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic ignorance) moved it to its current location. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) conquered Mecca, he returned it to the spot where Ibrahim (as) had placed it, and it stayed there until the caliphate of Umar. Umar asked the people: 'Who among you knows the original location of the Maqam?' A man said: 'I know. I had measured its position with a strap, and I still have it.' Umar said: 'Bring it to me.' The man brought it, and Umar measured the position and returned the Maqam to that location."