43/3. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2279a — Water Spouting from the Prophet’s Fingers
The Miracles Of The Prophet (SAW)
Hadith About Water Spouting from the Prophet’s Fingers
Sahih Muslim : 2279a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2279a
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْعَتَكِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ - حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَأُتِيَ بِقَدَحٍ رَحْرَاحٍ فَجَعَلَ الْقَوْمُ يَتَوَضَّئُونَ فَحَزَرْتُ مَا بَيْنَ السِّتِّينَ إِلَى الثَّمَانِينَ - قَالَ - فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْمَاءِ يَنْبُعُ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَصَابِعِهِ .
Anas Narrated from:
Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) called for water and he was given a vessel and the people began to perform ablution in that and I counted (the persons) and they were between sixty and eighty and I saw water which was spouting from his fingers.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2279aIn-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 4USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 30, Hadith 5656
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2279a
This Hadith about water spouting from the Prophet’s fingers records a clear event seen by Anas. Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم called for water and was given a wide vessel. The people began to perform ablution from it, and Anas estimated their number between sixty and eighty. He then saw water springing from between the Prophet’s fingers. The core topic is a prophetic miracle connected to wudu. The text does not mention drinking, travel, or a different event, so the explanation should not mix in other reports. For readers searching “water from fingers Prophet hadith,” this narration gives the simple scene: a vessel, people making ablution, and water appearing from between his fingers.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم called for water and a vessel was brought.
- Many people performed ablution from that water.
- Anas saw water spouting from between the Prophet’s fingers.
