It was narrated that Abu Hazim said: “I heard Sahl say: ‘I heard the Prophet (s.a.w) say: “I will reach the Cistern ahead of you. He who comes will drink, and whoever drinks will never be thirsty again. There will come to me some people will recognize me, then they will be prevented from reaching me.”’ Abu Hazim said: "And i heard An-Nu'man bin Abi 'Ayyash say, when i was narrating this Hadith to them: 'Is this what you heard Sahl say?' I said: 'Yes."'

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ ، يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْقَارِيَّ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ سَهْلاً ، يَقُولُ : سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : أَنَا فَرَطُكُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ ، مَنْ وَرَدَ شَرِبَ ، وَمَنْ شَرِبَ لَمْ يَظْمَأْ أَبَدًا ، وَلَيَرِدَنَّ عَلَيَّ أَقْوَامٌ أَعْرِفُهُمْ وَيَعْرِفُونِي ، ثُمَّ يُحَالُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ.قَالَ أَبُو حَازِمٍ : فَسَمِعَ النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي عَيَّاشٍ وَأَنَا أُحَدِّثُهُمْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ ، فَقَالَ : هَكَذَا سَمِعْتَ سَهْلاً يَقُولُ ؟ قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ : نَعَمْ.

And I bear witness that I heard Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri add something and say (The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said): “They belong to me.” But I will be said: “You do not know what they did after you were gone.” And I will say: “Away, away with the one who changed (the religion) after I was gone.”

قَالَ وَأَنَا أَشْهَدُ عَلَى أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ لَسَمِعْتُهُ يَزِيدُ فَيَقُولُ إِنَّهُمْ مِنِّي ، فَيُقَالُ : إِنَّكَ لاَ تَدْرِي مَا عَمِلُوا بَعْدَكَ ، فَأَقُولُ : سُحْقًا سُحْقًا لِمَنْ بَدَّلَ بَعْدِي.

‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin Al-As said: “The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: ‘My Cistern is the size of a month’s water is whiter than silver, its fragrance is better than musk, and its jugs are like the (number of) stars of the sky. Whoever drinks from it will never be thirsty again.”’

وَحَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الضَّبِّيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا نَافِعُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْجُمَحِيُّ ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ ، قَالَ: قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: حَوْضِي مَسِيرَةُ شَهْرٍ ، وَزَوَايَاهُ سَوَاءٌ ، وَمَاؤُهُ أَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْوَرِقِ ، وَرِيحُهُ أَطْيَبُ مِنَ الْمِسْكِ ، وَكِيزَانُهُ كَنُجُومِ السَّمَاءِ ، فَمَنْ شَرِبَ مِنْهُ فَلاَ يَظْمَأُ بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًا.

Asma bint Abi Bakr said: “The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: ‘I will reach the Cistern and I will see those of you who come to me. Some people will be detained before they reach me and I will say: “O Lord, they belong to me and to my Ummah.” It will be said: “Do you not know what they did after you were gone? By Allah, they continued turning on their heels after you were gone.” Ibn Abi Mulaikah used to say: “O Allah, we seek refuge with You from turning on our heels or being put to trial with regard to our religion.”

قَالَ: وَقَالَتْ: أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِنِّي عَلَى الْحَوْضِ حَتَّى أَنْظُرَ مَنْ يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ مِنْكُمْ ، وَسَيُؤْخَذُ أُنَاسٌ دُونِي ، فَأَقُولُ: يَا رَبِّ مِنِّي وَمِنْ أُمَّتِي ، فَيُقَالُ: أَمَا شَعَرْتَ مَا عَمِلُوا بَعْدَكَ ؟ وَاللَّهِ مَا بَرِحُوا بَعْدَكَ يَرْجِعُونَ عَلَى أَعْقَابِهِمْ. قَالَ: فَكَانَ ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ يَقُولُ : اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ نَرْجِعَ عَلَى أَعْقَابِنَا ، أَوْ أَنْ نُفْتَنَ عَنْ دِينِنَا.

‘Aishah said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say when he was among his Companions: ‘I will be at the Cistern and I will see those of you who come towards me. By Allah, some men will be prevented from reaching me, and I will say: “O Lord, they belong to me and my Ummah.” He will say: “You do not know what they did after you were gone. They kept turning back on their heels.”’

وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ خُثَيْمٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَائِشَةَ ، تَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: وَهُوَ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْ أَصْحَابِهِ إِنِّي عَلَى الْحَوْضِ أَنْتَظِرُ مَنْ يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ مِنْكُمْ ، فَوَاللَّهِ لَيُقْتَطَعَنَّ دُونِي رِجَالٌ ، فَلأَقُولَنَّ: أَيْ رَبِّ مِنِّي وَمِنْ أُمَّتِي ، فَيَقُولُ: إِنَّكَ لاَ تَدْرِي مَا عَمِلُوا بَعْدَكَ ، مَا زَالُوا يَرْجِعُونَ عَلَى أَعْقَابِهِمْ.

It was narrated that Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet (s.a.w), said: “I used to hear the people talking about the Cistern, but I did not hear anything about it from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), until one day, when the slave woman was combing my hair, I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: ‘O people!’ I said to the slave woman: ‘Move away from me.’ I said: ‘I am one of the people.’ The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: ‘I will reach the Cistern ahead of you, so beware lest one of you come and be driven away like a stray camel. I will say: “What is the matter with this one?” And it will be said: “You do not know what they introduced after you were gone.” I will say: “Away with them.”

وحَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى الصَّدَفِيُّ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْحَارِثِ أَنَّ بُكَيْرًا حَدَّثَهُ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ الْهَاشِمِيِّ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ ، مَوْلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ : كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُ النَّاسَ يَذْكُرُونَ الْحَوْضَ ، وَلَمْ أَسْمَعْ ذَلِكَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، وَالْجَارِيَةُ تَمْشُطُنِي ، فَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ فَقُلْتُ لِلْجَارِيَةِ : اسْتَأْخِرِي عَنِّي ، قَالَتْ : إِنَّمَا دَعَا الرِّجَالَ وَلَمْ يَدْعُ النِّسَاءَ ، فَقُلْتُ : إِنِّي مِنَ النَّاسِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنِّي لَكُمْ فَرَطٌ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ ، فَإِيَّايَ لاَ يَأْتِيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فَيُذَبُّ عَنِّي كَمَا يُذَبُّ الْبَعِيرُ الضَّالُّ ، فَأَقُولُ : فِيمَ هَذَا ؟ فَيُقَالُ : إِنَّكَ لاَ تَدْرِي مَا أَحْدَثُوا بَعْدَكَ ، فَأَقُولُ : سُحْقًا.

It was narrated from ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) came out one day and prayed for the people of Uhud as he used to pray for the dead. Then he went to the Minbar and said: “I will be there ahead of you, and I will be your witness. By Allah, I am given the keys to the treasures of the earth, or the keys to the earth. By Allah, I do not fear that you will associate others with Allah after I am gone, but I fear that you will compete with one another for them (the treasures of the earth).”

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَيْرِ ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ يَوْمًا فَصَلَّى عَلَى أَهْلِ أُحُدٍ صَلاَتَهُ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ : إِنِّي فَرَطٌ لَكُمْ ، وَأَنَا شَهِيدٌ عَلَيْكُمْ ، وَإِنِّي وَاللَّهِ لأَنْظُرُ إِلَى حَوْضِي الآنَ ، وَإِنِّي قَدْ أُعْطِيتُ مَفَاتِيحَ خَزَائِنِ الأَرْضِ ، أَوْ مَفَاتِيحَ الأَرْضِ ، وَإِنِّي ، وَاللَّهِ مَا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تُشْرِكُوا بَعْدِي ، وَلَكِنْ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تَتَنَافَسُوا فِيهَا.

It was narrated that ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir said: “The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) prayed for those who had been slain at Uhud, then he ascended the Minbar like on who was bidding farewell to the living and the dead. He said: ‘I will reach the Cistern ahead of you, and its width is like the distance between Aylah and Al-Juhfah. I do not fear that you will associates others with Allah after I am gone, but I fear that you will compete with one another for worldly gains and you will fight one another and be destroyed as those who came before you were destroyed.”’ ‘Uqbah said: “That was the last thing I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say on the Minbar.”

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبٌ ، يَعْنِي ابْنَ جَرِيرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ أَيُّوبَ ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ مَرْثَدٍ ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ ، قَالَ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : عَلَى قَتْلَى أُحُدٍ ، ثُمَّ صَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ كَالْمُوَدِّعِ لِلأَحْيَاءِ وَالأَمْوَاتِ ، فَقَالَ: إِنِّي فَرَطُكُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ ، وَإِنَّ عَرْضَهُ كَمَا بَيْنَ أَيْلَةَ إِلَى الْجُحْفَةِ ، إِنِّي لَسْتُ أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تُشْرِكُوا بَعْدِي، وَلَكِنِّي أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمُ الدُّنْيَا أَنْ تَنَافَسُوا فِيهَا ، وَتَقْتَتِلُوا ، فَتَهْلِكُوا ، كَمَا هَلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ. قَالَ عُقْبَةُ: فَكَانَتْ آخِرَ مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ.

It was narrated that ‘Abdullah said: “The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: ‘I will reach the Cistern ahead of you, and I will plead concerning some people then I will have to give them up. I will say: “O Lord, my companions, my companions!” it will be said: “You do not know what they introduced after you were gone.”’

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ، وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَنَا فَرَطُكُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ ، وَلأُنَازِعَنَّ أَقْوَامًا ثُمَّ لأُغْلَبَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ ، فَأَقُولُ: يَا رَبِّ أَصْحَابِي ، أَصْحَابِي ، فَيُقَالُ: إِنَّكَ لاَ تَدْرِي مَا أَحْدَثُوا بَعْدَكَ.

It was narrated from Harithah that he heard the Prophet (s.a.w) say: “His Cistern is (as large as the distance) between San’a’ and Al-Madinah.” Al Mustawrid said to him: “Did yo not hear him say, “The vessels’?” He said: “No.” Al-Mustawrid said: “There will be seen in it vessels like the stars.”

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ مَعْبَدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ ، عَنْ حَارِثَةَ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : حَوْضُهُ مَا بَيْنَ صَنْعَاءَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمُسْتَوْرِدُ : أَلَمْ تَسْمَعْهُ قَالَ : الأَوَانِي ؟ قَالَ : لاَ ، فَقَالَ الْمُسْتَوْرِدُ : تُرَى فِيهِ الآنِيَةُ مِثْلَ الْكَوَاكِبِ.