43/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2301a — The Prophet at the Bank of Al-Hawd
The Cistern Of Our Prophet (SAW) And Its Attributes
Prophet’s Cistern Hadith: Whiter Than Milk, Sweeter Than Honey
Sahih Muslim : 2301a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2301a
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ الْمِسْمَعِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ - وَأَلْفَاظُهُمْ مُتَقَارِبَةٌ - قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ هِشَامٍ - حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ مَعْدَانَ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ الْيَعْمَرِيِّ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ، أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنِّي لَبِعُقْرِ حَوْضِي أَذُودُ النَّاسَ لأَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ أَضْرِبُ بِعَصَاىَ حَتَّى يَرْفَضَّ عَلَيْهِمْ " . فَسُئِلَ عَنْ عَرْضِهِ فَقَالَ " مِنْ مَقَامِي إِلَى عَمَّانَ " . وَسُئِلَ عَنْ شَرَابِهِ فَقَالَ " أَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ وَأَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَلِ يَغُتُّ فِيهِ مِيزَابَانِ يَمُدَّانِهِ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ أَحَدُهُمَا مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَالآخَرُ مِنْ وَرِقٍ " . وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، بِإِسْنَادِ هِشَامٍ . بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ " أَنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عِنْدَ عُقْرِ الْحَوْضِ " .
Thauban reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: I would be pushing back from my Cistern the crowd of people. I would strike away from it (the Cistern) with my staff the people of Yemen until the water (of the Haud) would spout forth upon them. He was asked about its breadth. He said: From this place of mine to 'Amman, and he was asked about the drink and he said: It is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. There would spout into it two streamlets having their sources in Paradise. the one is from gold and the other is from silver. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters and the words are:" I would be on the Day of Resurrection near the bank of the Cistern."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2301a, bIn-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 51USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 30, Hadith 5702
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2301a
This Hadith about the Cistern is reported by Thauban. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم says he would be at the bank of his Cistern and would push back the crowd of people, striking with his staff so that the water would spout forth for the people of Yemen. When asked about its breadth, he described it as reaching from his place to 'Amman. When asked about the drink, he said it is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. The narration also says two streamlets flow into it from Paradise, one from gold and the other from silver. For users searching for Prophet’s Cistern hadith, this report gathers its scene, breadth, drink, and Paradise-fed streams.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم described himself at the bank of the Cistern.
- The Cistern’s breadth is compared to the distance to 'Amman.
- Its drink is described as whiter than milk and sweeter than honey.
- Two streamlets from Paradise are mentioned in the report.
