43/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2305b — The Haud Kauthar Promise
The Cistern Of Our Prophet (SAW) And Its Attributes
Haud Kauthar Hadith and the Prophet’s Promise
Sahih Muslim : 2305b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2305b
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنِ الْمُهَاجِرِ بْنِ مِسْمَارٍ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، قَالَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ مَعَ غُلاَمِي نَافِعٍ أَخْبِرْنِي بِشَىْءٍ، سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم - قَالَ - فَكَتَبَ إِلَىَّ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ " أَنَا الْفَرَطُ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ " .
Amir b. Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas Narrated from:
I wrote (a letter) to Jabir b. Samura (and it was sent) through my servant Nafi' asking him to inform me about something (pertaining to the Haud Kauthar). He wrote to me: I heard him (the Holy Prophet) say: I shall be there ahead of you at the Haud Kauthar.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2305bIn-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 62USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 30, Hadith 5712
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2305b
This Haud Kauthar hadith gives a short but powerful statement from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Amir b. Sa'd wrote to Jabir b. Samura asking him to share something he had heard from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم about the Haud Kauthar. Jabir replied with the words he had heard: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said he would be there ahead of his followers at the Haud. The focus of this narration is the Prophet’s nearness to his Ummah and his place before them at the Cistern. The wording is brief, so the explanation should stay brief too. It does not describe the details of the Haud here; it simply reports the Prophet’s promise of being ahead at it.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم informed his followers about his presence ahead of them at the Haud Kauthar.
- The companions cared about preserving even short statements from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Asking reliable people for what they heard from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم is shown in this report.
- The narration points to hope and connection with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم without adding details beyond the text.
