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صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الفضائل
The Book of Virtues
باب إِثْبَاتِ حَوْضِ نَبِيِّنَا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَصِفَاتِهِ:
Chapter: The Cistern Of Our Prophet (SAW) And Its Attributes
Sahih Muslim 2301 — The Cistern Of Our Prophet (SAW)
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 صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " إِنِّي لَبِعُقْرِ حَوْضِي أَذُودُ النَّاسَ لِأَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ ، أَضْرِبُ بِعَصَايَ 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 وَالْآخَرُ مِنْ وَرِقٍ " .
Thauban reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: I would be at the edge of my Cistern pushing back the people for the sake of the people of Yemen. I would strike with my staff 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.
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وحَدَّثَنِيهِ زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، بِإِسْنَادِ هِشَامٍ ، بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِهِ ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ : أَنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عِنْدَ عُقْرِ الْحَوْضِ .
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Qatada with the chain of transmitters of Hisham, and the words are: "I would be on the Day of Resurrection near the bank of the Cistern."
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وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَي بْنُ حَمَّادٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ ، عَنْ مَعْدَانَ ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، حَدِيثَ الْحَوْضِ ، فَقُلْتُ لِيَحْيَي بْنِ حَمَّادٍ : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ ، فَقَالَ : وَسَمِعْتُهُ أَيْضًا مِنْ شُعْبَةَ ، فَقُلْتُ : انْظُرْ لِي فِيهِ ، فَنَظَرَ لِي فِيهِ ، فَحَدَّثَنِي بِهِ .
Thauban reported this hadith pertaining to the Cistern. Muhammad bin Bashshar said: I said to Yahya bin Hammad: This is the hadith that you heard from Abu 'Awana and he said: I also heard it from Shu'bah. I said: Look into it for me, and he looked into it for me and narrated that to me.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
‘Uqr:
The place near the cistern where camels stand, or an elevated spot.
(2)
Yarfud:
It flows,
begins to run.
(3)
Yaght:
Water falls continuously.
Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith it is understood that the people of Yemen will be the first to drink from the cistern, and the Ansar are from Yemen. They protected you (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) in times of enmity and difficult circumstances, and defended the religion. Therefore, they will be granted this honor and respect. Others will be prevented for their sake so that they may be given water, and in the cistern of the Plain of Gathering (maidan-e-hashr), two spouts from a river of Paradise will continuously pour, which will keep increasing the water of the cistern.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
‘Uqr:
The place near the cistern where camels stand, or an elevated spot.
(2)
Yarfud:
It flows,
begins to run.
(3)
Yaght:
Water falls continuously.
Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith it is understood that the people of Yemen will be the first to drink from the cistern, and the Ansar are from Yemen. They protected you (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) in times of enmity and difficult circumstances, and defended the religion. Therefore, they will be granted this honor and respect. Others will be prevented for their sake so that they may be given water, and in the cistern of the Plain of Gathering (maidan-e-hashr), two spouts from a river of Paradise will continuously pour, which will keep increasing the water of the cistern.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5990
