Hadith #5
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلٌ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَطَاءُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ قَالَ قَالَ لِي مُحَارِبُ بْنُ دِثَارٍ مَا سَمِعْتَ سَعِيدَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ يَذْكُرُ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي الْكَوْثَرِ فَقُلْتُ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ هَذَا الْخَيْرُ الْكَثِيرُ فَقَالَ مُحَارِبٌ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مَا أَقَلَّ مَا يَسْقُطُ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَوْلٌ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ لَمَّا أُنْزِلَتْ إِنَّا أَعْطَي
ْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هُوَ نَهَرٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ حَافَتَاهُ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ يَجْرِي عَلَى جَنَادِلِ الدُّرِّ وَالْيَاقُوتِ شَرَابُهُ أَحْلَى مِنْ الْعَسَلِ وَأَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا مِنْ اللَّبَنِ وَأَبْرَدُ مِنْ الثَّلْجِ وَأَطْيَبُ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ قَالَ صَدَقَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ هَذَا وَاللَّهِ الْخَيْرُ الْكَثِيرُ
Isnad Chain
مؤمل
حماد ي
ابن زيد
عطاء بن السائب
سعيد بن جبير
ابن عمر يقول لما
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via Mu'ammal, from Hammad ibn Zayd, from 'Ata' ibn al-Sa'ib — that he said: 'Muharib ibn Dithar said to me: "What did you hear Sa'id ibn Jubayr say on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas regarding al-Kawthar?" I said: "I heard him say: Ibn 'Abbas said: 'It is abundant good [khayr kathir].'" Muharib said: "SubhanAllah — how rarely does Ibn 'Abbas err. I heard Ibn 'Umar say: When 'Inna a'taynaka al-kawthar' was revealed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'It is a river in Paradise whose banks are of gold, flowing over pebbly beds of pearls and rubies. Its drink is sweeter than honey, whiter than milk, colder than snow, and more fragrant than musk.'" He said: "Ibn 'Abbas spoke truly — by Allah, this is the abundant good."'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 15, Hadith 5
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 5643
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-42033