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4302. It was narrated from Hudhaifah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "My Cistern is wider than the distance between Ailah and 'Aden. By the One in
Whose Hand is my soul, its vessels are more numerous than the number of stars, and it is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, I will drive men away from it as a man drives strange camels away from his cistern." It was said: "O Messenger of Allāh, will you recognize us?" He said: "Yes, you will come to me with radiant faces, hands and feet, because of the traces of ablution, and this is not for anyone but you." (Sahih)
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Commentary
The Tank, or Cistern, or Basin, or River, of Kauthar is exclusively for the nation of the Prophet ﷺ.
The Prophet ﷺ will recognize persons of his nation from their shining hands and legs. This shows that the Prophet ﷺ neither has the characteristic of being present everywhere and at every event, or knowing everything, nor does he have the knowledge of Unseen.
Those who neglect prayers cannot drink water from the Tank of Kauthar since they will not be honored with the sign of the Muslim nation.
Water in the Tank of Kauthar flows from Paradise; hence it contains the qualities of the water of Paradise.
