حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا الْکَوْثَرُ قَالَ ذَاکَ نَهْرٌ أَعْطَانِيهِ اللَّهُ يَعْنِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا مِنْ اللَّبَنِ وَأَحْلَی مِنْ الْعَسَلِ فِيهَا طَيْرٌ أَعْنَاقُهَا کَأَعْنَاقِ الْجُزُرِ قَالَ عُمَرُ إِنَّ هَذِهِ لَنَاعِمَةٌ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَکَلَتُهَا أَحْسَنُ مِنْهَا قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَی هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ هُوَ ابْنُ أَخِي ابْنِ شِهَابٍ الزُّهْرِيِّ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَدْ رَوَی عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 2542
Anas bin Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was asked: What is Al-Kawthar? He said: That is a river that Allah has given me - that is, in Paradise- 'whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. In it are birds whose necks are like the necks of camels. 'Umar said: Indeed this is plump and luxurious then. So the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, Those who consume it are more plumb than it.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020