Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 9.0

The Cistern Of Our Prophet (ﷺ) And Its Attributes

باب إِثْبَاتِ حَوْضِ نَبِيِّنَا صلى الله عليه وسلم وَصِفَاتِهِ ‏‏

34 hadiths

Sahih Muslim, 2302 bالجامع· 4sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

3 transmitters

Narrated by Shu'bah bin al-HajjajfromMuhammad bin ZiyadfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِثْلِهِ ‏.‏

English translation

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira through another chain ot transmitters.

Sahih Muslim, 2303 aالجامع· 4sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

3 transmitters

Narrated by Hrmlh bin Yahya binfrom'Abdullah bin WahbfromYonus bin Yazid bin Abi al-Nijad

Hadith text · Matn

‏ قَدْرُ حَوْضِي كَمَا بَيْنَ أَيْلَةَ وَصَنْعَاءَ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ وَإِنَّ فِيهِ مِنَ الأَبَارِيقِ كَعَدَدِ نُجُومِ السَّمَاءِ ‏

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English translation

Anas b. Malik reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

My Cistern would be as extensive as the distance between Aila and San'a, of Yemen, and there would be in it jugs like stars in the sky.

Original Arabic chain wording

وَحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّحَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

Sahih Muslim, 2304 aالجامع· 4sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin Hatm bin Sulaimanfrom'Affan bin MuslimfromWahayb bin Khalid bin 'Ajlan al-Bahlifrom'Abdul 'Aziz bin SuhaibfromAnas bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لَيَرِدَنَّ عَلَىَّ الْحَوْضَ رِجَالٌ مِمَّنْ صَاحَبَنِي حَتَّى إِذَا رَأَيْتُهُمْ وَرُفِعُوا إِلَىَّ اخْتُلِجُوا دُونِي فَلأَقُولَنَّ أَىْ رَبِّ أُصَيْحَابِي أُصَيْحَابِي ‏.‏ فَلَيُقَالَنَّ لِي إِنَّكَ لاَ تَدْرِي مَا أَحْدَثُوا بَعْدَكَ ‏

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English translation

Anas b. Malik reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

Some persons from amongst my associates would turn to my Cistern; when I would see them and they would be presented to me, they would be detained in the way while coming to me. I would say: My Lord, they are my companions, they are my companions, and it would be said to me: You don't know what innovations they made after you.

Original Arabic chain wording

وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ الصَّفَّارُ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الْعَزِيزِ بْنَ صُهَيْبٍ، يُحَدِّثُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

Sahih Muslim, 2304 bالجامع· 1sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaybafrom'Ali bin Hujr bin Iyas bin Maqatilfrom'Ali bin Ms'hrfromAbu Karayb, Muhammad bin al-'Ala'fromMukhtar bin FalfalfromAnas bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

‏ آنِيَتُهُ عَدَدُ النُّجُومِ ‏

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English translation

Anas reported a hadith like this from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he made this addition:

" The vessels would be as numerous as the number of stars.

Original Arabic chain wording

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ الْمُخْتَارِ بْنِ فُلْفُلٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِهَذَا الْمَعْنَى وَزَادَ ‏

Sahih Muslim, 2303 bالجامع· 1sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Ma'tmar bin Sulaiman-al-TaufaylfromSulaiman bin Tarkhan al-TaymifromQatadafromAnas bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

‏ مَا بَيْنَ نَاحِيَتَىْ حَوْضِي كَمَا بَيْنَ صَنْعَاءَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ ‏

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English translation

Anas b. Milik reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

There would be such a vast distance between the sides of my Cistern as it is between Sana' and Medina.

Original Arabic chain wording

وَحَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ التَّيْمِيُّ، وَهُرَيْمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِعَاصِمٍ - حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، سَمِعْتُ أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

Sahih Muslim, 2303 cالجامع· 1sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Harun bin 'Abdullah al-Hamalfrom'Abdul Samad bin 'Abdul Warith bin Sa'idfromHisham bin Abi 'Abdullah al-Dastawa'ifromHisham bin 'Abdul Malik al-TayalasifromQatadafromAnas bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

‏ مَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَىْ حَوْضِي ‏

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English translation

Anas reported this hadith with this change that there was some doubt between (places mentioned) and there is a slight variation of wording.

Original Arabic chain wording

وَحَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ، بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِثْلِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمَا شَكَّا فَقَالاَ أَوْ مِثْلَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَعَمَّانَ ‏.‏ وَفِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ ‏

Sahih Muslim, 2303 d, eالجامع· 1sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Khalid bin al-Harith bin 'UbaidfromSa'id bin Abi Sa'id (Kaysan)fromQatadafromAnas bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

وَحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ الْحَارِثِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرُّزِّيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ، بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ أَنَسٌ قَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ تُرَى فِيهِ أَبَارِيقُ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ كَعَدَدِ نُجُومِ السَّمَاءِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ مِثْلَهُ وَزَادَ ‏"‏ أَوْ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ عَدَدِ نُجُومِ السَّمَاءِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

English translation

Anas reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

You would be shown in it jugs of gold and silver (as numerous) as the number of stars in the sky. This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Anas b. Malik with this addition:" More numerous than stars in the sky."

Sahih Muslim, 2305 aالجامع· 4sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by al-Walid bin Shuja' bin al-SakunifromZiyad bin Khaythama al-Ja'fifromSmak bin Hrb bin AwsfromJabir bin Samra

Hadith text · Matn

‏ أَلاَ إِنِّي فَرَطٌ لَكُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ وَإِنَّ بُعْدَ مَا بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ كَمَا بَيْنَ صَنْعَاءَ وَأَيْلَةَ كَأَنَّ الأَبَارِيقَ فِيهِ النُّجُومُ ‏

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English translation

Jabir b. Samura reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

Behold, I shall be present ahead of you on the Cistern, and the distance between its different sides would be like that between Sana' and Aila, and its jugs would be like stars in the sky.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنِي الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ شُجَاعِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ السَّكُونِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، - رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ - حَدَّثَنِي زِيَادُ بْنُ خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

Sahih Muslim, 2305 bالجامع· 1sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Qutayba bin Sa'id bin JamilfromAbu Bakr bin Abi ShaybafromHatm bin Isma'il al-Madnifrom'Amir bin Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas

Hadith text · Matn

‏ أَنَا الْفَرَطُ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ ‏

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English translation

'Amir b. Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas reported:

I wrote (a letter) to Jabir b. Samura (and it was sent) through my servant Nafi' asking him to inform me about something (pertaining to the Haud Kauthar). He wrote to me: I heard him (the Prophet) say: I shall be there ahead of you at the Haud Kauthar.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنِ الْمُهَاجِرِ بْنِ مِسْمَارٍ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، قَالَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ مَعَ غُلاَمِي نَافِعٍ أَخْبِرْنِي بِشَىْءٍ، سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم - قَالَ - فَكَتَبَ إِلَىَّ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ ‏