Musnad Ahmad

Abdullah bin Buraidah says that Ubaidullah bin Ziyad had doubt about the existence of the Hawd al-Kawthar. Among his companions, Abu Sabrah said to him: "Your father once gave me some wealth and sent me to Sayyid Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him). I met Sayyidna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), and he narrated to me a hadith which he himself had heard from the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). He dictated that hadith to me, and I wrote it down with my own hand without omitting or adding a single letter." He said: "I swear to you, bring me that writing, even if you have to ride your horse to exhaustion." So I mounted the horse and spurred it on. I brought that writing, and I was drenched in sweat. In it was written that Sayyidna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to me that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Allah Almighty does not like any kind of indecency, whether casual or deliberate. By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), the Hour will not be established until indecency becomes widespread everywhere, severing of ties, wrongdoing, and bad neighbors become common, and until the treacherous is considered trustworthy and the trustworthy is considered treacherous.' And he said: 'By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), the example of a Muslim is like a piece of gold: if its owner blows on it, it does not change or become deficient.' And by the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), the example of a Muslim is like a honeybee: it eats good and produces good; when it lands, it neither breaks nor corrupts.' And he said: 'Behold! I have a Hawd (cistern), its length and width are equal, from Aylah to Makkah, which is about a month's journey. Its drinking vessels are as numerous as the stars. Its water is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. Whoever drinks a sip from it will never feel thirsty again.' Ubaidullah bin Ziyad took that manuscript and kept it with him, which made me anxious. Then I met Yahya bin Ya'mar and complained to him about it. He said: 'By Allah, I remember it better than any surah of the Qur'an.' So he narrated that hadith to me just as it was written in that manuscript.