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The Narration Of Ubai ibn Ka’ab Al-Ansaaree, The Chief Of The Poor Ones ~ May Allah Be Pleased With Him: “Whoever Drinks From The Haud (Basin) Will Be Quenched, And Will Never Thereafter Be Thirsty; And Whoever Is Forbidden From Drinking It Is Forbidden From Ever Being Quenched Again”

Ubai ibn Ka’ab 4 related that the Messenger of Allah # mentioned the Haud (Basin), upon which Ubai Ibn Ka’ab # said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is the Hand?” He 2% said, “It is whiter than milk, colder than ice (or snow), sweeter than honey, and it has a sweeter fragrance than musk. Whoever drinks from it will be quenched, and will never thereafter be thirsty; and whoever is driven away from it will never be quenched again.” (Related by Abu Al-Qaasim AtTabaraanee). And Abu Bakr ibn ‘Aasim related it in Kitab AsSunnah, The following is the wording of his narration: It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, and what is the Haud?”’ He 2& said, “And by the One Who has my soul in His Hand, its drink is whiter than milk, sweeter than honey, colder that ice (or snow), and it has a better fragrance than musk (best kind of perfume). Its cups are greater in number than the stars. Any person who drinks from it will never thereafter be thirsty, and any person who is turned away from it will never thereafter be quenched.” No one from the compilers of the “Six Books” related it; nor did Imam Ahmad.

The Narration Of Anas Ibn Maalik Al-Ansaaree a, The Servant Of The Prophet #¢

Another Narration From Anas Ibn Maalikes

Anas ibn Maalik reported that the Prophet #% said, “People from my Companions will be rejected (or turned back). When I recognize them, they will quiver before me (they will be dragged and prevented from him #8), and I will say, ‘My Companions?’ It will be said, “You do not know what they Alidathoo (perpetrated in terms of sins) after you (Some scholars say that this is referring to those who

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apostatized during the beginning of Abu Bakr’s caliphate).” (Bukhaaree) Muslim related it through a different chain of narrators.

Another Chain From Anas Ibn Maalik 2

Anas ibn Maalik .t said, “The Messenger of Allah #% slept lightly, and then he 2% raised his head, smiling. Either he said or they said to him, ‘Why did you laugh.’ The Messenger of Allah 3% said, ‘Indeed, just now, a Surah (Chapter) was revealed to me.’ And he 3% recited:

“Verily, We have granted you (O Muhammad 9%) Al-Kauthar (a river in Paradise)" “When he #% completed it, he said, ‘Do you know what Al-Khauthar is?’ The Companions said, ‘Allah and His Messenger know best.’ He 8 said, ‘It is a river in Paradise which my Lord ‘Azza We-Jall (to Him belongs Might and Majesty) gave to me. Upon it is much goodness. On the Day of Resurrection, my nation will come to it (and drink from it). Its cups are the number of the stars. A slave from them will quiver (and will be prevented from me), and I will say: O my Lord, indeed he is from my Nation. Then it will be said, “Indeed, you do not know what they Ahdathoo (perpetrated in terms of sins) after you.” (Ahmad) Muslim, Abu Daawood, and AnNasaaee related it as well. The following is the phrasing of Muslim: “Tt is a river that my Lord promised; upon it is much goodness. It is my Haud (Basin); my nation will come to it (and drink from it) on the Day of Resurrection.” And the rest of it is the same as the first narration. What this means is that the drink will flow through two canals from Al-Kauthar to the Haud. And the Haud is in Al-‘Arasaat (wide open space where people will be on the Day of Resurrection), before the Siraat. People will be pulled away and prevented from it; they are a people who turned back on their heels (ie. they apostatized after having accepted Islam). Such as these will not cross the Siraat, and we will relate this from many chains. It has also

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clearly been mentioned that the Haud is in ALArasaat, as you will see shortly, Insha Allah.

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In a narration related from Qataadah, the Messenger of Allah 3% said, “The example of what is between the two sides of my Haid is like the distance between Al-Madeenah and As-San‘aa, and like the distance between Al-Madeenah and ‘Ammaan.” (Ahmad) Muslim related it through two different chains.

Anas - related that some people mentioned the Haud in the presence of ‘Ubaidullah Ibn Ziyaad, and he denied it, saying, ‘What is the Haud?’ News of that reached Anas +, and he said, “No doubt, by Allah, I will indeed do...(.e,, he is expressing his anger and his intention to take action)’ and then he went to him and said, “You all mentioned the Haud?” Ubaidullah said, “You heard the Messenger of Allah 3 mention it?’ He .# said, “Yes, I heard the Messenger of Allah say more than such an amount of times, ‘Indeed, the distance between its two sides is like the distance between Ailah and Makkah or between San’aah and Makkah. And its cups are more in number than the stars of the sky.” (Ahmad)

Anas ibn Maalik said, “The Messenger of Allah #% said, “(The size of) my Haud (Basin) is like the distance between such and such (places). In it are cups, which in number are like the stars in the sky, {Its drink) is sweeter than honey, colder than ice (or snow), and whiter than milk, Whoever drinks from it will never thereafter be thirsty, and whoever doesn’t drink from it will never thereafter be quenched.” (Related by Yahyaa ibn Muhammad Tbn Saa‘id)

Another Chain From Anas Ibn Maalik .%, The Servant Of The Messenger Of Allah 2%

Anas + related that ‘Ubaidullah ibn Ziyaad said, “O Abu Hamzah, have you heard the Messenger of Allah # mention the Haud (Basin)?” He said, “I left old women behind in Al-Madeeenah, who would frequently ask Allah to make them come to the Haud of Muhammad #8 (and drink from it)” (Related by Al-Haafiz Abu Ya‘laa)

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Yazeed Ar-Raqqaashee said, “T said, ‘O Aba Hamzah (Le. Anas 4), indeed there is a group that testifies to our disbelief and Shirk (to associate partners with Allah).’ Anas # said, ‘They are the worst of the creation and of the created beings.’ I said, ‘They disbelieve in the Haud.’” Anas said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah 2% say, ‘Indeed, I have a Haud (Basin) that is like (in size) the distance between Eeliyaa and Al-Ka’bah,’ or he said, ‘San‘aa. It is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. In it are cups, which, in number, are like the stars in the sky. Many canals flow to it from Paradise. Whoever disbelieves in it will not achieve from it a single gulp (drin!).’” ‘The Messenger of Allah 2% has spoken the truth.

Anotk.er Chain From Anas

Anas .# related that the Messenger of Allah #8 said, “My Haud is (in size equal to the distance) of such and such place to such and such place, In it are cups that are in number like the stars. (Its drink) has a better fragrance than musk (best kind of perfume); it is sweeter than honey, colder than ice (or snow), and whiter than milk. Whoever drinks one gulp from it will never thereafter be thirsty, and whoever doesn’t drink from it will never thereafter be quenched.” (Related by Al-Haafiz Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn ‘Abdul-Khaaliq Al-Bazzaar, in his Musnad,) Its chain is good, though no compiler of a book has yelated it; nor did Ahmad ibn Hanbal relate it. And Allah 4% knows best.

Yet Another Chain From Anas #, The Servant Of The Messenger Of Allah i

The Narration Of Buraidah Ibn Al-Khaseeb Al-Aslamee Ibn Buraidah related from his father # that the Messenger of Allah

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38 said, “My Haud is like the distance between ‘Ammaan and Yemen; in it are cups equal in number to the stars of the sky. Whoever drinks a dose from it will never thereafter be thirsty.” (Related by Al-Haafiz Abu Ya‘laa) Ibn Saa‘id and Ibn Abee AdDunyaa related it through different chains, and the following is the phrasing of the latter: “My Haud is like the distance between “‘Ammaan and Yemen, In it are cups equal in number to the stars. {Its drink) is sweeter than honey, whiter than milk... whoever drinks from it will never thereafter be thirsty.”

The Narration Of Thaubaan

The following is in the narration of ‘Abdur-Razzaaq: “What is

between Basrah and San’aa, or what is between Ailah and Makkah.” Or he said, “From this standing place of mine to ‘Ammaan.” He 2% was asked about its drink, and he #e said, “It is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. Flowing into it are two canals from Paradise that increase it, one of them is from gold and the other is from silver.” In another narration, Thauoaan related that the Prophet # said, “I (will be) at the middle of my Haud (Basin), driving away people from the inhabitants of Yemen. I will indeed strike them with my stick until they disperse (and go away from it).” (Related by Abu ‘Ya'laa) He said, “And the Prophet of Allah 3% was asked about the capacity of the Haud. He #8 said, ‘From this standing place of mine until ‘Ammaan; between them is (the traveling distance of) a month or approximately that much.’” Then the Messenger of Allah # was asked about its drink, and he #% said, “Whiter than milk and sweeter than honey...”