Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

Sayyiduna Mu’adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in the year of the Battle of Tabuk. He would combine the prayers, that is, he would perform Zuhr and Asr together, and Maghrib and Isha together. One day, he delayed the prayer, then came out and performed Zuhr and Asr together. Afterwards, he went inside, and when he came out again, he performed Maghrib and Isha together. Then he said: “You will, insha’Allah, reach the spring of Tabuk tomorrow, and you will reach it after the day has become bright. (Remember that) whoever reaches there should not touch the water before I arrive.” When we reached the spring, we saw that two men had already preceded us. (We saw that) the spring was the size of a sandal strap and a little water was trickling out. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked those two men: “Did you touch this water?” They said: Yes. He spoke harshly to them, then the companions scooped up water from the spring and collected it in a vessel. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) washed his hands and face in it, then poured that water back into the spring. The water of the spring began to flow abundantly, until the people drank from it. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Mu’adh! It may be that you will have a long life, (if so) you will see that this place will be filled with gardens.”