حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ عَنْ الْمُخْتَارِ بْنِ فُلْفُلٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِکٍ يَقُولُ أَغْفَی رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِغْفَائَةً فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مُتَبَسِّمًا فَإِمَّا قَالَ لَهُمْ وَإِمَّا قَالُوا لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لِمَ ضَحِکْتَ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيَّ آنِفًا سُورَةٌ فَقَرَأَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاکَ الْکَوْثَرَ حَتَّی خَتَمَهَا فَلَمَّا قَرَأَهَا قَالَ هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا الْکَوْثَرُ قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ نَهْرٌ وَعَدَنِيهِ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَعَلَيْهِ خَيْرٌ کَثِيرٌ عَلَيْهِ حَوْضٌ تَرِدُ عَلَيْهِ أُمَّتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ آنِيَتُهُ عَدَدُ الْکَوَاکِبِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4748
Narrated Anas ibn Malik: When the Prophet of Allah ﷺ was lifted to the heavens (for travelling) in Paradise, or as he said, a river whose banks were of transparent or hollowed pearls was presented to him. The angel who was with him struck it with his hand and took out musk. Muhammad ﷺ then asked the angel who was with him: What is this? He replied: It is al-Kawthar which Allah has given you.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020