Another of the rivers of Paradise is al-Kawthar, which Allah has given to His Messenger (saw): Verily We have granted you [O Muhammad] al-Kawthar [a river in Paradise] [Al-Kauthar 108:1] The Prophet (saw) saw it and told us about it. Bukhaari reported from Anas ibn Maalik that the Prophet (saw) said, Whilst I was walking in Paradise I saw a river whose banks were domes of hollow pearls, and I asked, What is this, O Jibreel? He said, This is al-Kawthar which your Rabb has given to you. And its scent - or its mud - was of fragrant musk. Hudbah [one of the narrators] was not sure if he said tib [scent] or teen [mud]. [Sahih al-Bukhaari, Kitaab ar-Riqaaq] Ibn Abbaas explained, al-Kawthar means the abundant blessings which Allah has bestowed upon His Messenger (saw). Ibn Katheer compiled a number of hadith [an-Nihaayah, 2/246] in which the Prophet (saw) spoke about al-Kawthar, such as the Narrated by Muslim from Anas, which states that when the aayah Verily We have granted you al-Kawthar [108] was revealed, the Prophet (saw) said, Do you know what al-Kawthar is? They said, Allah and His Messenger know best. He said, It is a river that Allah (swt) has promised me and in it is much goodness. Another hadith narrated by Ahmad from Anas, according to which the Prophet (Saw) said, I have been given al-Kawthar, which is a river flowing across the face of the earth; its banks are domes of pearl and it is not covered. I touched its mud with my hand, and found that it was fragrant musk and its pebbles were pearls. Also narrated by Ahmad from Anas, the Prophet (saw) said, It is a river that Allah (swt) has given to me in Paradise. Its mud is musk and its water is whiter than milk, and sweeter than honey. Birds with necks like the necks of camels drink from it. The rivers of Paradise do not just contain water. There are rivers of water, of milk, of wine and of clear honey.
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:27:17 +0000
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