43/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2301b — Two Streams Feeding the Cistern
The Cistern Of Our Prophet (SAW) And Its Attributes
Hadith al-Hawd: The Cistern Fed by Paradise Streams
Sahih Muslim : 2301b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2301b
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 2301b
This report from Thauban repeats the Prophet’s description of the Cistern. It mentions the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم at the bank of the Cistern on the Day of Resurrection and describes him pushing back the crowd so that the water would reach the people of Yemen. The Hadith gives answers about the Cistern’s breadth and drink: its breadth is from his place to 'Amman, and its drink is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. It also mentions two streamlets that feed it from Paradise, one of gold and one of silver. This makes it a strong narration for searches about Hadith al-Hawd, the Prophet’s Cistern, and Paradise streams.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration places the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم near the Cistern on the Day of Resurrection.
- The Cistern’s drink is described with clear comparisons.
- Two streamlets from Paradise feed the Cistern.
- The report mentions special attention shown to the people of Yemen.
