Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَا عَلَى الْحَوْضِ أَنْظُرُ مَنْ يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ قَالَ فَيُؤْخَذُ نَاسٌ دُونِي فَأَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ مِنِّي وَمِنْ أُمَّتِي قَالَ فَيُقَالُ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ مَا عَمِلُوا بَعْدَكَ مَا بَرِحُوا بَعْدَكَ يَرْجِعُونَ عَلَى أَعْقَابِهِمْ قَالَ جَابِرٌ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْحَوْضُ مَسِيرَةُ شَهْرٍ وَزَوَايَاهُ سَوَاءٌ يَعْنِي عَرْضُهُ مِثْلُ طُولِهِ وَكِيزَانُهُ مِثْلُ نُجُومِ السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ أَطْيَبُ رِيحًا مِنْ الْمِسْكِ وَأَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا مِنْ اللَّبَنِ مَنْ شَرِبَ مِنْهُ لَمْ يَظْمَأْ بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًا.
English Translation
Rawh told us, Zakariyya ibn Ishaq told us, Abu al-Zubayr told us, that he heard Jabir ibn Abdullah say: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I am at the Basin, watching who comes to me. He said: Some people will be taken away before reaching me, and I will say: O Lord, they are of me and of my nation. It will be said: You do not know what they did after you; they never ceased, after you, turning back on their heels. Jabir said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Basin covers a month's journey, and its sides are equal - meaning its width is like its length - and its vessels are like the stars of the sky, and it is more fragrant than musk, and whiter than milk. Whoever drinks from it will never thirst again.