43/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2299a — The Vast Distance of Al-Hawd
The Cistern Of Our Prophet (SAW) And Its Attributes
Hadith About the Cistern and Its Vast Distance
Sahih Muslim : 2299a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2299a
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ، وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ زَيْدٍ - حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ أَمَامَكُمْ حَوْضًا مَا بَيْنَ نَاحِيَتَيْهِ كَمَا بَيْنَ جَرْبَا وَأَذْرُحَ " .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: There is before you a Cistern and the distance between its two sides is as it is between Jarba' and Adhruh.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2299aIn-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 45USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 30, Hadith 5696
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2299a
This Hadith about the Cistern gives a clear picture of its great size. Ibn 'Umar reports that Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said there is a Cistern before the people, and the distance between its two sides is like the distance between Jarba’ and Adhruh. The main message is simple and powerful: the Prophet’s Cistern is real, vast, and placed ahead of the people. The wording does not give extra details about who drinks from it or what happens afterward, so the explanation should stay with what is stated. For anyone looking for Hadith al-Hawd, this narration is one of the reports that describes the size of the Cistern using known place names.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم informed the people about a Cistern before them.
- The Cistern is described as very wide between its sides.
- The Hadith uses Jarba’ and Adhruh as a distance comparison.
- The report keeps the focus on belief in what the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم stated.
