Volume 8, Book 76, Number 591:
Narrated Haritha bin Wahb:
I heard the Prophet mentioning the Lake-Fount (Al-Kauthar), saying, “(The width of the Lake-
Fount) is equal to the distance between Medina and Sana’ (capital of Yemen).” Haritha said that he
heard the Prophet saying that his Lake-Fount would be as large as the distance between Sana’ and
Medina. Al-Mustaurid said to Haritha, “Didn’t you hear him talking about the vessels?” He said, “No.”
Al-Mustaurid said, “The vessels are seen in it as (numberless as) the stars.”
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 590:
Narrated ‘Uqba bin ‘Amir:
Once the Prophet went out and offered the funeral prayers for the martyrs of Uhud, and then
went to the pulpit and said, “I am a predecessor for you and I am a witness for you: and by Allah, I
am looking at my Fount just now, and the keys of the treasures of the earth (or the keys of the earth)
have been given to me: and by Allah, I am not afraid that you will worship others besides Allah after
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me, but I am afraid that you will strive and struggle against each other over these treasures of the
world.”
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 589:
Narrated Jundab:
I heard the Prophet, saying, “I am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount. (Al-Kauthar) .
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 588:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Between my house and my pulpit there is a garden from amongst the gardens
of Paradise, and my pulpit is over my Lake-Fount.”
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 587:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “While I was sleeping, a group (of my followers were brought close to me), and
when I recognized them, a man (an angel) came out from amongst (us) me and them, he said (to
them), ‘Come along.’ I asked, ‘Where?’ He said, ‘To the (Hell) Fire, by Allah’ I asked, ‘what is wrong
with them’ He said, ‘They turned apostate as renegades after you left.’ Then behold! (Another) group
(of my followers) were brought close to me, and when I recognized them, a man (an angel) came out
from (me and them) he said (to them); Come along.’ I asked, “Where?’ He said, ‘To the (Hell) Fire, by
Allah.’ I asked, What is wrong with them?’ He said, ‘They turned apostate as renegades after you left.
So I did not see anyone of them escaping except a few who were like camels without a shepherd.”
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 586:
Narrated Ibn Al-Musaiyab:
The companions of the Prophet said, “Some men from my companions will come to my Lake-Fount
and they will be driven away from it, and I will say, ‘O Lord, my companions!’ It will be said, ‘You
have no knowledge of what they innovated after you left: they turned apostate as renegades (reverted
from Islam).
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 585:
Narrated Abu Hazim from Sahl bin Sa’d:
The Prophet said, “I am your predecessor (forerunner) at the Lake-Fount, and whoever will pass by
there, he will drink from it and whoever will drink from it, he will never be thirsty. There will come
to me some people whom I will recognize, and they will recognize me, but a barrier will be placed
between me and them.” Abu Hazim added: An-Nu’man bin Abi ‘Aiyash, on hearing me, said. “Did you
hear this from Sahl?” I said, “Yes.” He said, ” I bear witness that I heard Abu Said Al-Khudri saying the
same, adding that the Prophet said: ‘I will say: They are of me (i.e. my followers). It will be said, ‘You
do not know what they innovated (new things) in the religion after you left’. I will say, ‘Far removed,
far removed (from mercy), those who changed (their religion) after me.” Abu Huraira narrated that
the Prophet said, “On the Day of Resurrection a group of companions will come to me, but will be
driven away from the Lake-Fount, and I will say, ‘O Lord (those are) my companions!’ It will be said,
‘You have no knowledge as to what they innovated after you left; they turned apostate as renegades
(reverted from Islam).”
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Volume 8, Book 76, Number 584:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, “Some of my companions will come to me at my Lake Fount, and after I recog –
nize them, they will then be taken away from me, whereupon I will say, ‘My companions!’ Then it
will be said, ‘You do not know what they innovated (new things) in the religion after you.”