❖ Incident in the Cave of Thawr
It is narrated from Ibn ʿAbbās (رضي الله عنهما) that when Abu Bakr al-Ṣiddīq (رضي الله عنه) was in the Cave of Thawr with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he felt thirsty. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Go to the mouth of the cave; there you will find water to drink."
Abu Bakr al-Ṣiddīq (رضي الله عنه) went to the mouth of the cave and drank the water. That water was sweeter than honey, whiter than milk, and more fragrant than musk. When he returned, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
The angel entrusted with the rivers of Paradise was commanded by Allah ﷻ to bring the water of a river from Jannat al-Firdaus to the mouth of the cave for your sake.
❖ Ḥadīth Authentication:
Chain of narration: Weak
Al-Suyūṭī himself classified this narration as extremely weak.
[Khaṣāʾiṣ al-Kubrā, Vol. 1, Pg. 308]
Al-Suyūṭī stated that Ibn ʿAsākir reported it with a very weak chain of narration.
