37/36. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4301 — The Prophet’s Cistern
The Cistern
Prophet Muhammad Cistern Hadith: A Hopeful Scene on the Day of Resurrection
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4301
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4301
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا، حَدَّثَنَا عَطِيَّةُ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " إِنَّ لِي حَوْضًا مَا بَيْنَ الْكَعْبَةِ وَبَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ أَبْيَضَ مِثْلَ اللَّبَنِ آنِيَتُهُ عَدَدُ النُّجُومِ وَإِنِّي لأَكْثَرُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ تَبَعًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ " .
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “I have a Cistern, (as large as the distance) between the Ka’bah and Baitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem). (It is) whiter than milk, and its vessels are the number of the stars. I will be the Prophet with the most followers on the Day of Resurrection.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4301In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 202English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4301
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4301
This Hadith about the Prophet’s Cistern gives a clear and powerful picture of honor on the Day of Resurrection. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم describes a Cistern as wide as the distance between the Ka’bah and Baitul-Maqdis. Its color is whiter than milk, and its vessels are as many as the stars. The main message is simple: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم will have a great following on that Day, and his Cistern is shown as a special gift connected to him and his nation. The Hadith does not ask us to guess details beyond the text. It points our hearts to the Hereafter, the Prophet’s honor, and the beauty of what Allah has prepared.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم described his Cistern as vast and bright.
- The vessels of the Cistern are described as being as numerous as the stars.
- The Hadith highlights the large number of followers of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم on the Day of Resurrection.
