عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ لِي مُحَارِبُ بْنُ دِثَارٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ مَا سَمِعْتَ سَعِيدَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَذْكُرُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا فِي الْكَوْثَرِ فَقُلْتُ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ هَذَا الْخَيْرُ الْكَثِيرُ فَقَالَ مُحَارِبٌ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مَا أَقَلَّ مَا يَسْقُطُ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَوْلٌ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا يَقُولُ لَمَّا أُنْزِلَتْ إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ [سورة الكوثر: ١] قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ هُوَ نَهَرٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ حَافَتَاهُ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ يَجْرِي عَلَى جَنَادِلِ الدُّرِّ وَالْيَاقُوتِ شَرَابُهُ أَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَلِ وَأَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ وَأَبْرَدُ مِنَ الثَّلْجِ وَأَطْيَبُ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ قَالَ صَدَقَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ هَذَا وَاللَّهِ الْخَيْرُ الْكَثِيرُ
‘Ata bin Sa’ib says: Muharib bin Dithar said to me: Have you heard anything from Sa‘id bin Jubayr about al-Kawthar from Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both)? He said: Yes, he has said that al-Kawthar means abundant good. Muharib said: Subhan Allah, the statement of Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) is indeed reliable. I heard Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) saying: When {إِنَّا أَ عْطَیْنَاکَ الْکَوْثَرَ} was revealed, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is a river in Paradise, its banks are of gold, it flows in channels of pearls and rubies, its water is sweeter than honey, whiter than milk, colder than ice, and more fragrant than musk. Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) spoke the absolute truth. By Allah! This is indeed abundant good and blessing.