حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ قَالَ لَمَّا عُرِجَ بِنَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَوْ کَمَا قَالَ عُرِضَ لَهُ نَهْرٌ حَافَتَاهُ الْيَاقُوتُ الْمُجَيَّبُ أَوْ قَالَ الْمُجَوَّفُ فَضَرَبَ الْمَلَکُ الَّذِي مَعَهُ يَدَهُ فَاسْتَخْرَجَ مِسْکًا فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِلْمَلَکِ الَّذِي مَعَهُ مَا هَذَا قَالَ الْکَوْثَرُ الَّذِي أَعْطَاکَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4749
Abdus Salam ibn Abu Hazim Abu Talut said: I saw Abu Barzah who came to visit Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad. Then a man named Muslim who was there in the company mentioned it to me. When Ubaydullah saw him, he said: This Muhammad of yours is a dwarf and fat. The old man (i. e. Abu Barzah) understood it. So he said: I did not think that I should remain among people who would make me feel ashamed of the company of Muhammad ﷺ. Thereupon Ubaydullah said: The company of Muhammad ﷺ is a honour for you, not a disgrace. He added: I called for you to ask about the reservoir. Did you hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioning anything about it? Abu Barzah said: Yes, not once, twice, thrice, four times or five times. If anyone believes it, may Allah not supply him with water from it. He then went away angrily.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020