The Four Rivers of Paradise

Question

In the Urdu translation of ‘Mashariq al-Anwar’ I read this noble hadith, narrated from Abu Hurayra ﵁ in Bukhari and Muslim: the Noble Prophet ﷺ said that the Sayhun, the Jayhun, the Euphrates and the Nile are each rivers of Paradise. [Translator’s note:] Sayhun and Jayhun are in Turkestan, the Euphrates is in Iraq, and the Nile is in Egypt. Is the water of these rivers similar to the water of the rivers of Paradise, or do these rivers at least receive their supply from there?

Answer

The chain of these rivers is very long; reflect upon another hadith, and their connection with Paradise will become clear to you: [ar]عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ﵁ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: مَا بَيْنَ بَيْتِي وَمِنْبَرِي رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَمِنْبَرِي عَلَى حَوْضِي[/ar] “It is narrated from Abu Hurayra ﵁ that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Between my house and…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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