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جامع الترمذي
الإمام أبو عيسى محمد بن عيسى الترمذي (ت ٢٧٩ هـ)

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2542

2543
Jami' at-TirmidhiHadith 2542SahihNarrated by Anas bin Malikجامع الترمذيرقم ٢٥٤٢

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا الْكَوْثَرُ قَالَ ‏"‏ ذَاكَ نَهْرٌ أَعْطَانِيهِ اللَّهُ يَعْنِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ وَأَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَلِ فِيهَا طَيْرٌ أَعْنَاقُهَا كَأَعْنَاقِ الْجُزُرِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ عُمَرُ إِنَّ هَذِهِ لَنَاعِمَةٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ أَكَلَتُهَا أَنْعَمُ مِنْهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ ‏.‏ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ هُوَ ابْنُ أَخِي ابْنِ شِهَابٍ الزُّهْرِيِّ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَدْ رَوَى عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ‏.‏

Anas bin Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was asked:"What is Al-Kawthar?" He said: "That is a river that Allah has given me"- that is, in Paradise- 'whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. In it are birds whose necks are like the necks of camels." 'Umar said: "Indeed this is plump and luxurious then." So the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, "Those who consume it are more plumb than it

Grading (tahqiq)

Sahih
  • Ahmad Muhammad ShakirHasan Sahih
  • Al-AlbaniHasan Sahih
  • Bashar Awad MaaroufHasan
  • Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Sahih

Hadith commentary (sharh)

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Scholarly Commentary & Context

Synthesized commentary, isnad grading & cross-references

[Collection & Reference]: Narration #2542 in Jami' at-Tirmidhi.

[Isnad Grading & Assessment]: Scholar verdicts : Ahmad Muhammad Shakir: Hasan Sahih | Al-Albani: Hasan Sahih | Bashar Awad Maarouf: Hasan | Zubair Ali Zai: Isnaad Sahih.

[Core Subject]: Al-Hawd is the Prophet's Pool (al-Kawthar), where his ummah drink before crossing. Al-Sirat is the Bridge laid over Hell that everyone must cross to reach Paradise.

[Described Characteristics]: The Pool's water is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey, its cups as many as the stars; whoever drinks from it never thirsts again. The Bridge is thinner than a hair and sharper than a sword, with hooks on its sides. People cross according to their deeds: like lightning, like the wind, like fast horses, running, walking, crawling, and some are snatched into the Fire.

[Timeline & Context]: They come after the reckoning, before entering Paradise.

[Prophetic Practice]: Follow the Sunnah without changing it, so you are not turned away from the Pool.

[Core Subject]: Jannah, Paradise, is the eternal home of the believers: 'what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no heart has imagined'.

[Described Characteristics]: Gardens with rivers of water, milk, honey and pure drink; a hundred levels, the highest al-Firdaws under the Throne. No illness, no ageing, no sorrow, no death. Its greatest joy is seeing Allah, and His saying: 'I am pleased with you and will never be displeased with you after this.'

[Timeline & Context]: After the Bridge, the believers enter it forever. Paradise already exists now.

[Prophetic Practice]: 'When you ask Allah, ask for al-Firdaws.'

Commentaries by classical hadith scholars. The Arabic texts are shown as published.