4/14. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 400b — Kawthar in Paradise
The Proof Of Those Who Say That The Bismillah Is A Verse At The Beginning Of Every Surah, Except Bara'ah (At-Tawbah)
Hadith About Kawthar as a Canal in Paradise
Sahih Muslim : 400b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 400b
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ مُخْتَارِ بْنِ فُلْفُلٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ أَغْفَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِغْفَاءَةً . بِنَحْوِ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ مُسْهِرٍ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ " نَهْرٌ وَعَدَنِيهِ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ عَلَيْهِ حَوْضٌ " . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ " آنِيَتُهُ عَدَدُ النُّجُومِ " .
Mukhtar b. Fulful Narrated from:
Mukhtar b. Fulful reported that he had heard Anas b. Malik say that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) dozed off, and the rest of the hadith is the same as transmitted by Mus-hir except for the words that he (the Holy Prophet) said: It (Kauthar) is a canal which my Lord the Exalted and the Glorious has promised me in Paradise. There is a tank over it, but he made no mention of the tumblers like the number of the stars.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 400bIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 57USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 791
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 400b
This narration gives a shorter version of the hadith about Al-Kawthar. It says the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم dozed off, and the rest of the report matches the earlier narration, except for a wording difference. Here, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that Al-Kawthar is a canal promised to him by his Lord in Paradise, and that there is a tank over it. This version does not mention the tumblers being equal to the number of stars. For readers searching for Kauthar river in Paradise hadith, this report is useful because it keeps the focus on the promise of Al-Kawthar in Paradise and the cistern connected to it, without adding the detail found in the other wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- Al-Kawthar is described here as a canal promised in Paradise.
- This narration mentions a tank over it.
- The report preserves a shorter wording than the longer narration.
- Different wordings can carry the same main message while leaving out some details.
