37/36. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4302 — Recognized by Wudu
The Cistern
Hadith About Wudu Marks and the Prophet’s Cistern
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4302
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4302
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ، سَعْدِ بْنِ طَارِقٍ عَنْ رِبْعِيٍّ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " إِنَّ حَوْضِي لأَبْعَدُ مِنْ أَيْلَةَ إِلَى عَدَنَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لآنِيَتُهُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ عَدَدِ النُّجُومِ وَلَهُوَ أَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ وَأَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَلِ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لأَذُودُ عَنْهُ الرِّجَالَ كَمَا يَذُودُ الرَّجُلُ الإِبِلَ الْغَرِيبَةَ عَنْ حَوْضِهِ " . قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَعْرِفُنَا قَالَ " نَعَمْ تَرِدُونَ عَلَىَّ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنْ أَثَرِ الْوُضُوءِ لَيْسَتْ لأَحَدٍ غَيْرِكُمْ " .
Hudhaifa Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “My Cistern is wider than the distance between Ailah and ‘Aden. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, its vessels are more numerous than the number of stars, and it is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, I will drive men away from it as a man drives strange camels away from his cistern.” It was said: “O Messenger of Allah, will you recognize us?” He said: “Yes, you will come to me with radiant faces, hands and feet, because of the traces of ablution, and this is not for anyone but you.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4302In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 203English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4302
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4302
This Hadith connects the Prophet’s Cistern with the signs of ablution. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم describes his Cistern as wider than the distance between Ailah and Aden. Its vessels are more than the stars, and its drink is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. He also says that some men will be driven away from it, like strange camels are driven away from a person’s water. When asked if he will recognize his people, he says yes. They will come with radiant faces, hands, and feet because of the traces of wudu. The core lesson is that ablution has a visible honor on the Day of Resurrection, as stated in the Hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Cistern is described as wide, bright, sweet, and full of countless vessels.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم will recognize his people by the traces of ablution.
- Some people will be driven away from the Cistern, as the text clearly states.
