43/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2305a — The Prophet Ahead at the Cistern
The Cistern Of Our Prophet (SAW) And Its Attributes
Prophet Ahead at the Cistern: San‘a to Aila and Jugs Like Stars
Sahih Muslim : 2305a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2305a
حَدَّثَنِي الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ شُجَاعِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ السَّكُونِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، - رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ - حَدَّثَنِي زِيَادُ بْنُ خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَلاَ إِنِّي فَرَطٌ لَكُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ وَإِنَّ بُعْدَ مَا بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ كَمَا بَيْنَ صَنْعَاءَ وَأَيْلَةَ كَأَنَّ الأَبَارِيقَ فِيهِ النُّجُومُ " .
Jabir bin Samurah Narrated from:
Jabir b. Samura reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Behold, I shall be present ahead of you on the Cistern, and the distance between its different sides would be like that between Sana' and Aila, and its jugs would be like stars in the sky.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2305aIn-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 61USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 30, Hadith 5711
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2305a
This Hadith about the Cistern is reported by Jabir b. Samura. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم says he will be present ahead of the people at the Cistern. He then describes the distance between its sides as like the distance between San'a and Aila. The jugs in it are compared to stars in the sky. The wording is clear and comforting: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم is ahead at the Cistern, and the Cistern is vast and filled with many vessels. The report does not add the taste of the water or who may be stopped, so this explanation keeps to the words given. For searches like Prophet ahead at the Cistern hadith and Hadith al-Hawd, this narration is direct and easy to understand.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم says he will be ahead at the Cistern.
- Its sides are compared to the distance between San'a and Aila.
- Its jugs are compared to stars in the sky.
- The Hadith gives a clear image of the Cistern’s vastness and abundance.
