Surah Kawthar ayat 1 Tafsir Quran 108:1

﴿إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ﴾
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108:1 Indeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad], al-Kawthar.

We have assuredly given you O Muhammad (s) Abundance — the name of a river in Paradise and his the Prophet’s pool around which his community shall gather; al-kawthar also means the abundant good that has been given to the Prophet such as prophethood the Qur’ān intercession and the like.

We have bestowed on you O Muhammad AL-Kawther which is the abundance of good things. We favoured you with a good many blessings of magnificence and imposing magnitude here and Hereafter including knowledge, wisdom, distinction, followers, immunity, fame and insight

Which was revealed in Al-Madinah and They also say in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
«لَقَدْ أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيَّ آنِفًا سُورَة»
( Verily, a Surah was just revealed to me. ) Then he recited, إِنَّآ أَعْطَيْنَـكَ الْكَوْثَرَ - فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ - إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الاٌّبْتَرُ ( Verily, We have granted you Al-Kawthar.
Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice.
For he who hates you, he will be cut off. ) Then he said,
«أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْكَوْثَرُ؟»
( Do you all know what is Al-Kawthar ) We said, `Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said,
«فَإِنَّهُ نَهَرٌ وَعَدَنِيهِ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ،عَلَيْهِ خَيْرٌ كَثِيرٌ، هُوَ حَوْضٌ تَرِدُ عَلَيْهِ أُمَّتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، آنِيَتُهُ عَدَدُ النُّجُومِ فِي السَّمَاءِ، فَيُخْتَلَجُ الْعَبْدُ مِنْهُمْ فَأَقُولُ: رَبِّ إِنَّهُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي، فَيَقُولُ: إِنَّكَ لَا تَدْرِي مَا أَحْدَثَ بَعْدَك»
( Verily, it is a river that my Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, has promised me and it has abundant goodness.
It is a pond where my Ummah will be brought to on the Day of Judgement.
Its containers are as numerous as the stars in the sky.
Then a servant of Allah from among them will be (prevented from it ) and I will say: "O Lord! Verily, he is from my Ummah ( followers )." Then He ( Allah ) will say: "Verily, you do not know what he introduced ( or innovated ) after you.)" This is the wording of Muslim.
Ahmad recorded this Hadith from Muhammad bin Fudayl, who reported from Al-Mukhtar bin Fulful, who reported it from Anas bin Malik.
Imam Ahmad also recorded from Anas that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«دَخَلْتُ الْجَنَّةَ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِنَهْرٍ حَافَتَاهُ خِيَامُ اللُّؤْلُؤِ، فَضَرَبْتُ بِيَدِي إِلَى مَا يَجْرِي فِيهِ الْمَاءُ، فَإِذَا مِسْكٌ أَذْفَرُ، قُلْتُ: مَاهَذَا يَا جِبْرِيلُ؟ قَالَ: هَذَا الْكَوْثَرُ الَّذِي أَعْطَاكَهُ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَل»
( I entered Paradise and I came to a river whose banks had tents made of pearls.
So I thrust my hand into its flowing water and found that it was the strongest (smell ) of musk.
So I asked, "O Jibril! What is this" He replied, "This is Al-Kawthar which Allah, the Mighty and Majestic has given you.") Al-Bukhari recorded this in his Sahih, and so did Muslim, on the authority of Anas bin Malik.
In their version Anas said, "When the Prophet was taken up to the heaven, he said,
«أَتَيْتُ عَلَى نَهْرٍ حَافَتَاهُ قِبَابُ اللُّؤْلُؤِ الْمُجَوَّفِ فَقُلْتُ: مَا هَذَا يَا جِبْرِيلُ؟ قَالَ: هَذَا الْكَوْثَر»
( I came to a river whose banks had domes of hollowed pearl.
I said: "O Jibril! What is this" He replied: "This is Al-Kawthar." )" This is the wording of Al-Bukhari.
Ahmad recorded from Anas that a man said, "O Messenger of Allah! What is Al-Kawthar" He replied,
«هُوَ نَهْرٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَعْطَانِيهِ رَبِّي، لَهُوَ أَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ، وَأَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَلِ، فِيهِ طُيُورٌ أَعْنَاقُهَا كَأَعْنَاقِ الْجُزُر»
( It is a river in Paradise which my Lord has given me.
It is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey.
There are birds in it whose necks are (long ) like carrots.) `Umar said, "O Messenger of Allah! Verily, they ( the birds ) will be beautiful." The Prophet replied,
«آكِلُهَا أَنْعَمُ مِنْهَا يَا عُمَر»
( The one who eats them (i.e., the people of Paradise ) will be more beautiful than them, O `Umar.) Al-Bukhari recorded from Sa`id bin Jubayr that Ibn `Abbas said about Al-Kawthar, "It is the good which Allah gave to him ( the Prophet )." Abu Bishr said, "I said to Sa`id bin Jubayr, `Verily, people are claiming that it is a river in Paradise."' Sa`id replied, `The river which is in Paradise is part of the goodness which Allah gave him."' Al-Bukhari also recorded from Sa`id bin Jubayr that Ibn `Abbas said, "Al-Kawthar is the abundant goodness." This explanation includes the river and other things as well.
Because the word Al-Kawthar comes from the word Kathrah ( abundance ) and it ( Al-Kawthar ) linguistically means an abundance of goodness.
So from this goodness is the river ( in Paradise ).
Imam Ahmad recorded from Ibn `Umar that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«الْكَوْثَرُ نَهْرٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ حَافَتَاهُ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، وَالْمَاءُ يَجْرِي عَلَى اللُّؤْلُؤِ، وَمَاؤُهُ أَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ، وَأَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَل»
( Al-Kawthar is a river in Paradise whose banks are of gold and it runs over pearls.
Its water is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. ) This Hadith was recorded in this manner by At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Ibn Abi Hatim and Ibn Jarir.
At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan Sahih." Then Allah says, فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ ( Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice. ) meaning, `just as We have given you the abundant goodness in this life and the Hereafter -- and from that is the river that has been described previously -- then make your obligatory and optional prayer, and your sacrifice ( of animals ) solely and sincerely for your Lord.
Woship Him alone and do not associate any partner with him.
And sacrifice pronouncing His Name alone, without ascribing any partner to Him.' This is as Allah says, قُلْ إِنَّ صَلاَتِى وَنُسُكِى وَمَحْيَاىَ وَمَمَاتِى للَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَـلَمِينَ - لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَاْ أَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ( Say: "Verily, my Salah, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of all that exists.
He has no partner.
And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims." ) ( 6:162-163 ) Ibn `Abbas, `Ata,' Mujahid, `Ikrimah and Al-Hasan all said, "This means with this the Budn should be sacrificed." Qatadah, Muhammad bin Ka`b Al-Qurazi, Ad-Dahhak, Ar-Rabi`, `Ata' Al-Khurasani, Al-Hakam, Isma`il bin Abi Khalid and others from the Salaf have all said the same.
This is the opposite of the way of the idolators, prostrating to other than Allah and sacrificing in other than His Name.
Allah says, وَلاَ تَأْكُلُواْ مِمَّا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّهُ لَفِسْقٌ ( And do not eat from what Allah's Name has not been pronounced over, indeed that is Fisq. ) ( 6:121 ) The Enemy of the Prophet is Cut Off Allah says, إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الاٌّبْتَرُ ( For he who hates you, he will be cut off. ) meaning, `indeed he who hates you, O Muhammad, and he hates what you have come with of guidance, truth, clear proof and manifest light, he is the most cut off, meanest, lowliest person who will not be remembered.
Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr and Qatadah all said, "This Ayah was revealed about Al-`As bin Wa'il.
Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would be mentioned ( in his presence ) he would say, `Leave him, for indeed he is a man who is cut off having no descendants.
So when he dies he will not be remembered.' Therefore, Allah revealed this Surah." Shamir bin `Atiyah said, "This Surah was revealed concerning `Uqbah bin Abi Mu`ayt." Ibn `Abbas and `Ikrimah have both said, "This Surah was revealed about Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf and a group of the disbelievers of the Quraysh." Al-Bazzar recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf came to Makkah and the Quraysh said to him, `You are the leader of them ( the people ).
What do you think about this worthless man who is cut off from his people He claims that he is better than us while we are the people of the place of pilgrimage, the people of custodianship ( of the Ka`bah ), and the people who supply water to the pilgrims.' He replied, `You all are better than him.' So Allah revealed, إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الاٌّبْتَرُ ( For he who hates you, he will be cut off. )" This is how Al-Bazzar recorded this incident and its chain of narration is authentic.
It has been reported that `Ata' said, "This Surah was revealed about Abu Lahab when a son of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died.
Abu Lahab went to the idolators and said, `Muhammad has been cut off ( i.e., from progeny ) tonight.' So concerning this Allah revealed, إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الاٌّبْتَرُ ( For he who hates you, he will be cut off. )" As-Suddi said, "When the male sons of a man died the people used to say, `He has been cut off.' So, when the sons of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died they said, `Muhammad has been cut off.' Thus, Allah revealed, إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الاٌّبْتَرُ ( For he who hates you, he will be cut off. )" So they thought in their ignorance that if his sons died, his remembrance would be cut off.
Allah forbid! To the contrary, Allah preserved his remembrance for all the world to see, and He obligated all the servants to follow his Law.
This will continue for all of time until the Day of Gathering and the coming of the Hereafter.
May the blessings of Allah and His peace be upon him forever until the Day of Assembling.
This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Kawthar, and all praise and blessings are due to Allah.

(108:1) (O Prophet), We have surely bestowed upon you good in abundance. *1

Indeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad], meaning

*1) The full meaning of the word kauthar, as used here, cannot perhaps be expressed in one word in any language of the world.
This is an intensive form of the noun kathrat which literally means abundance, but the context in which it has been used does not give the meaning of mere abundance but abundance of good, of spiritual benefits and blessings, and of such abundance which is unbounded and limitless, and it dces not imply any one good or benefit or blessing but abundance of countless benefits and blessings.
Have a look again at the background of this Surah given in the Introduction.
The enemies thought that Muhammad ( upon whom be Allah's peace and blessings ) had been completely ruined: he was cut off from the community and had become utterly helpless and powerless; his trade was ruined; his male children who could perpetuate his name were dead; the message that he presented was such that except for a handful of the people no one in entire Arabia, not to speak of Makkah, was prepared to listen to it therefore, failure and disappointment would be his lot as long as he lived and there would be no one in posterity to remember him when he died.
Under such conditions when Allah said: " We have granted you the Kauthar, " it by itself gave the meaning: Your foolish opponents think that you are ruined and deprived of the good things that .you enjoyed before Prophethood, but the fact is that We have favoured you with unbounded good and countless blessings." This included the matchless moral qualities which the Holy Prophet was blessed with; this included the great blessings of Prophethood and the Qur'an, the knowledge and wisdom that were granted to him; this included the blessing of Tauhid and also of such a system of life, whose simple and intelligible, rational and natural, and comprehensive principles had the potential to spread throughout the world and of continuing to spread for ever afarwards.
This also included the blessing of the exaltation of renown because of which the holy Prophet's blessed name continues to be exalted throughout the world since 1400 years and will continue to be so exalted till Resurrection.
This also included the blessing that by his preaching eventually such a world-wide community came into being, which became the standard-bearer of Truth in the world for ever, which can claim to have produced the greatest number of the pious, virtuous and noble charactered rnen in any one nation, and which even when corrupted and deprived has the highest good in it as against every other nation of the world.
This also included the blessing that the Holy Prophet during his very lifetime witnessed his invitation and message attaining to the highest success and the preparation of a community which had the power to dominate the world.
This also included the blessing that although on his being deprived of the male offspring the enemies thought he would be lost to posterity, yet Allah not only blessed him with the spiritual offspring in the form of Muslims, who will continue to exalt his name in the world till Resurrection but also granted him from his one daughter, Hadrat Fatimah, the natural progeny, who have spread throughout world and whose only mark of distinction and pride is that they trace their descent from him.

These are the blessings which the people have seen and witnessed as to how abundantly Allah has blessed His Holy prophet within the world.
In addition, Kauthar also implies two udtrr great blessings which Allah will bestow on him in the Hereafter.
We had no means of knowing these; therefore the Holy Prophet ( upon whom be peace ) himself gave us news of them, and told us that Kauthar also implied them.
First, the Fountain of Kauthar, which he will be granted on the Resurrection Day in the Plain of Assembly; second, the River Kauthar, which he will be granted in Paradise.
About both such a large number of the Ahadith have been reported from him through such a large number of the reporters that there remains no doubt about their authenticity.

What the Holy Prophet said about the fountain of Kauthar is as follows:
( 1 ) This Fountain will be granted to him on the Resurrection Day when there will be the cry of al- atash, al- atash ( thirst, thirst! ) on every side.
The Holy Prophet's community will gather together before him at it and will be watered thereby.
He himself will be the first to arrive at it and will be occupying the central position.
He has said: "This is a Fountain at which my Ummah will assemble on the Resurrection Day." ( Muslim: KItab as- Salat Abu Da'ud: Kitab as-Sunnah ).
"I shall have arrived at the Fountain before you.
" ( Bukhari: Kitab ar-Riqaq and Kitab al-Fitan; Muslim: Kitab a!-Fida and Kitab at-Taharah; lbn Majah,: Kitab al Manasik and Kitab az-Zuhd.
Musnad Ahmad: Marwiyyat `Abdullah bin Mas'ud `Abdullah bin `Abbas, Abu Hurairah.
"I shall be there before you and shall bear witness on you, and by God, I am seeing my Fountain even at this time." (Bukhari: Kitab al-jana-iz Kitab al-Maghazi, Kitab ar-Riqaq ).
Addressing an assembly of the Ansar, the Holy Prophet once said: "After me you will meet with selfishness and nepotism, endure it patiently until you meet me at the Fountain.
" ( Bukhari: kitab Manaqib al-Ansar and Kitab al-Maghazi; Muslim: Kitab al-Iman; Tirmidhi:Kitab al-Fitan ).
"I shall be near the middle of the Fountain on the Resurrection Day." Muslim: Kitab al-Fada'il).
Hadrat Abu Barzah Aslami was asked: "Have you heard something about the Fountain from the Holy Prophet? He replied: Not once, or twice, or thrice, or four or five times, but over and over again.
May Allah deprive of its water the one who be lies it." ( Abu Da'ud: Kitab as-Sunnah ).
"Ubaidullah bin Ziyad thought that the traditions about the Fountain were false; so much so that he belied all the traditions reported by Hadrat Abu Barzah Aslami, Bara' bin 'Azib and `A'idh bin 'Amr.
At last, Abu Sabrah brought out a writing which he had written down after hearing it from Hadrat `Abdullah bin 'Amr bin al-`As, and it contained this saying of the Holy Prophet: " Beware! your place of meeting me will be my Fountain. " ( Musnad Ahmad: Marwiyyat 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin al-'As ).

( 2 ) Different dimensions of the Fountain have been given in different traditions, but according to a large number of the traditions it will extend from Aylah ( the present Israeli seaport of Ilat ) to Sana'a of Yaman, or from Aylah to Adan, or from 'Amman to `Adan in length, and from Aylah to Juhfah ( a place between Jeddah and Rabigh ) in breadth.
( Bukhari: Kitab ar-Riqaq; Abu Da'ud at Tayalisi: Hadith No.
995; Musnad Ahmad: Marwiyyat Abu Bakr Siddiq and `Abdullah bin `Umar; Muslim: Kasab al-Taharah and Kitab al-Fads il; Tirmidhi Abwab Sifat al-Qiyamah; Ibn Majah: Kitab az-Zuhd ).
From this it appears that on the Resurrection Day the present Red Sea itself will be turned into the Fountain of Kauthar.
And the correct knowledge is only with Allah!
( 3 ) About this Fountain the Holy Prophet hes told us that water will be supplied to it from the River Kauthar of Paradise ( which is being mentioned below ).
" Two channels from Paradise will flow into it and supply water to it. " ( Muslim: Kitab al-Fada il ).
According to another tradition: " A canal from the River Kauthar of Paradise will be opened towards this Fountain.
" ( Musnad Ahmad Marwiyyat `Abdullah bin Mas`ud ).

( 4 ) According to the description of it given by the Holy Prophet its water will be whiter than milk ( according to other traditions whiter than silver, and according to still others, whiter than snow ), cooler than snow, sweeter than honey; the earth of its bed will be more fragrant than musk; the water jugs set at it will be as numerous as the stars in the sky; the one who drinks from it would never thirst; and the one who is deprived of it will never have his thirst satisfied.
These things with a little variation in wording have been reported in numerous Ahadith ( Bukhari: Kitab ar-Rigaq; Muslim: Kitab at-Taharah and Kitab al-Fada'il; Musnad Ahmad: Marwiyyat Ibn Mas`ud, Ibn `Umar, `Abdullah bin 'Amr bin al-`As; Tirmidhi: Abwab Sifat al-Qiyanmah: Ibn Majah: Kitab az-Zuhd; Abu Da'ud: Tayalisi, Ahadith No.
995, 2135 ).

( 5 ) Concerning it the Holy Prophet warned the people of his time again and again, saying: " after me those from among you who would effect changes in my Way, will be removed from the Fountain and will be disallowed to approach it.
I shall say: they are my companions, but it will be said: "Don't you know what they did after you? Then I too shall discard them and tell them to keep away." This subject too has been expressed in many traditions.
( Bukhari: Kitab ar-Rigaq, Kitab al-Fitan; Muslim: Kitab al-Tahara and Kitab al-Fada'it Musnad Ahmad: Marwiyyat !bn Mas`ud, Abu Hurairah; Ibn Majah: Kitab al-Manasik.
The Hadith which Ibn Majah has related in this connection contains very pathetic words.
The Holy Prophet said: "Beware! I shall have arrived at the Fountain before you and shall pride myself by your means upon the greater numbers of my Ummah as against other ummahas Do not at that time cause my face to be blackened.
Beware: I shall have some people released, and some people shall be separated from me.
I shall say: O my Lord, they are my companions.
He will reply: Don't you know what innovations they introduced after you?" According to Ibn Majah, these words were said by the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace ) in his Sermon at `Arafat.

( 6 ) Likewise, the Holy Prophet has also warned the Muslims coming after him till Resurrection, saying: "Whoever from among you will swerve from my Way and effect changes in it, will be removed from the Fountain.
I shall say: O Lord, they belong to me, they are the people of my Ummah.
In response it will be said: Don't you know what changes they effected after you and then turned back on their heels? Then I too shall turn them away and shall not allow them to approach the Fountain.
" Many traditions on this subject are found in the Hadith.
( Bukhari: Kitab al-Musaqat, Kitab ar-Rigaq, Kitab al-Fitan; Muslim: Kitab at-Taharah.
Katab as-Salat, Kitab al-Fada il; Ibn Majah: Kitab az-Zuhd; Musnad Ahmad: Marwiyyat Ibn `Abbas ).

Traditions about this Fountain have been related by more than 50 companions, and the earliest scholars generally have taken it to mean the Fountain of Kauthar.
Imam Bukhari has named the last chapter of his Kitab ar-Rigaq as Babun fil hawd wa qual-Allahu inna a `tainak al-Kauthar, and in a tradition from Hadrat Anas there is the explanation that the Holy Prophet said about Kauthar: "It is a Fountain at which my Ummah shall alight.
"
The River Kauthar which the Holy Prophet ( upon whom be peace ) shall be granted in Paradise, also has been mentioned in a large number of the traditions cf Hadith.
Many traditions have been related on the authority of Hadrat Anas in which he says ( and in some he explains that he is reporting the exact words of the Holy Prophet himself ) that on the occasion of mi'raj; the Holy Prophet was taken round Paradise and shown a river on the banks of which there were vaults of pearls or precious stones carved from within; the earth of its bed was of the strong scented musk.
He asked Gabriel, or the angel who took him round, what it was.
He replied that it was the River Kauthar, which Allah had granted him.
( Musnad Ahmad, Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Da'ud, Tirmidhi, Abu Da'ud Tayalisi, Ibn Jarir ) Again, according to Hadrat Anas, the Holy Prophet was asked ( or a person asked him ): "What is the Kauthar?' He replied; " It is a River which Allah has granted me in Paradise.
Its earth is musk: its water is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey " ( Musnad Ahmad, Tirmidhi, lbn Jarir; according to another tradition of Musnad Ahmad, describing the merits of the River Kauthar the Holy Prophet said that at its bottom there are pearls instead of pebbles.
Ibn `Umar says that the Holy Prophet said: " The Kauthar is a river in Paradise the banks of which are golden; it flows on pearls and diamonds (i.e.
its bed has diamonds instead of pebbles ); its earth smells sweeter than musk; its water is whiter than milk ( or snow ), cooler than snow and sweeter than honey. " ( Musnad Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Ibn Abi Hatim, Darimi, Abu Da'ud Tayalisi, Ibn al-Mundhir, Ibn Marduyah, Ibn Abi Shaibah ).
Usamah bin Zaid says that the Holy Prophet once went to visit Hadrat Usamah; he was not at home; his wife entertained him and during the conversation said " My husband has told me that you have been granted a river in Paradise, which is called the Kauthar. " The Holy Prophet replied " Yes, and its bed is of rubies and corals and emeralds and pearls " ( Ibn Jarir, Ibn Marduyah.
Though the sanad of this tradition is weak, the presence of a large number of traditions dealing with this subject strengthens it ).
Besides these marfu traditions, a great many sayings of the Companions and their successors have been related in the Hadith to the effect that the Kauthar implies a river in Paradise.
These traditions describe its qualities as have been mentioned above.
For instance, the sayings of Hadrat 'Abdullah bin `Umar, Hadrat `Abdullah bin `Abbas, Hadrat Anas bin Malik, Hadrat `A'ishah, Mujahid and Abul `Aliysh are found in Musnad Ahmad, Bukhari, Tirmidhi, Nasa'i'; and the books of Ibn Marduyah, Ibn Jarir, Ibn Abi Shaibah and other traditionists.

 

Which was revealed in Al-Madinah and They also say in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. «لَقَدْ أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيَّ آنِفًا سُورَة» ( Verily, a Surah was just revealed to me. ) Then he recited, إِنَّآ أَعْطَيْنَـكَ الْكَوْثَرَ - فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ - إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الاٌّبْتَرُ ( Verily, We have granted you Al-Kawthar.
Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice.
For he who hates you, he will be cut off. ) Then he said, «أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْكَوْثَرُ؟» ( Do you all know what is Al-Kawthar ) We said, `Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, «فَإِنَّهُ نَهَرٌ وَعَدَنِيهِ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ،عَلَيْهِ خَيْرٌ كَثِيرٌ، هُوَ حَوْضٌ تَرِدُ عَلَيْهِ أُمَّتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، آنِيَتُهُ عَدَدُ النُّجُومِ فِي السَّمَاءِ، فَيُخْتَلَجُ الْعَبْدُ مِنْهُمْ فَأَقُولُ: رَبِّ إِنَّهُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي، فَيَقُولُ: إِنَّكَ لَا تَدْرِي مَا أَحْدَثَ بَعْدَك» ( Verily, it is a river that my Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, has promised me and it has abundant goodness.
It is a pond where my Ummah will be brought to on the Day of Judgement.
Its containers are as numerous as the stars in the sky.
Then a servant of Allah from among them will be (prevented from it ) and I will say: "O Lord! Verily, he is from my Ummah ( followers )." Then He ( Allah ) will say: "Verily, you do not know what he introduced ( or innovated ) after you.)" This is the wording of Muslim.
Ahmad recorded this Hadith from Muhammad bin Fudayl, who reported from Al-Mukhtar bin Fulful, who reported it from Anas bin Malik.
Imam Ahmad also recorded from Anas that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «دَخَلْتُ الْجَنَّةَ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِنَهْرٍ حَافَتَاهُ خِيَامُ اللُّؤْلُؤِ، فَضَرَبْتُ بِيَدِي إِلَى مَا يَجْرِي فِيهِ الْمَاءُ، فَإِذَا مِسْكٌ أَذْفَرُ، قُلْتُ: مَاهَذَا يَا جِبْرِيلُ؟ قَالَ: هَذَا الْكَوْثَرُ الَّذِي أَعْطَاكَهُ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَل» ( I entered Paradise and I came to a river whose banks had tents made of pearls.
So I thrust my hand into its flowing water and found that it was the strongest (smell ) of musk.
So I asked, "O Jibril! What is this" He replied, "This is Al-Kawthar which Allah, the Mighty and Majestic has given you.") Al-Bukhari recorded this in his Sahih, and so did Muslim, on the authority of Anas bin Malik.
In their version Anas said, "When the Prophet was taken up to the heaven, he said, «أَتَيْتُ عَلَى نَهْرٍ حَافَتَاهُ قِبَابُ اللُّؤْلُؤِ الْمُجَوَّفِ فَقُلْتُ: مَا هَذَا يَا جِبْرِيلُ؟ قَالَ: هَذَا الْكَوْثَر» ( I came to a river whose banks had domes of hollowed pearl.
I said: "O Jibril! What is this" He replied: "This is Al-Kawthar." )" This is the wording of Al-Bukhari.
Ahmad recorded from Anas that a man said, "O Messenger of Allah! What is Al-Kawthar" He replied, «هُوَ نَهْرٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَعْطَانِيهِ رَبِّي، لَهُوَ أَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ، وَأَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَلِ، فِيهِ طُيُورٌ أَعْنَاقُهَا كَأَعْنَاقِ الْجُزُر» ( It is a river in Paradise which my Lord has given me.
It is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey.
There are birds in it whose necks are (long ) like carrots.) `Umar said, "O Messenger of Allah! Verily, they ( the birds ) will be beautiful." The Prophet replied, «آكِلُهَا أَنْعَمُ مِنْهَا يَا عُمَر» ( The one who eats them (i.e., the people of Paradise ) will be more beautiful than them, O `Umar.) Al-Bukhari recorded from Sa`id bin Jubayr that Ibn `Abbas said about Al-Kawthar, "It is the good which Allah gave to him ( the Prophet )." Abu Bishr said, "I said to Sa`id bin Jubayr, `Verily, people are claiming that it is a river in Paradise."' Sa`id replied, `The river which is in Paradise is part of the goodness which Allah gave him."' Al-Bukhari also recorded from Sa`id bin Jubayr that Ibn `Abbas said, "Al-Kawthar is the abundant goodness." This explanation includes the river and other things as well.
Because the word Al-Kawthar comes from the word Kathrah ( abundance ) and it ( Al-Kawthar ) linguistically means an abundance of goodness.
So from this goodness is the river ( in Paradise ).
Imam Ahmad recorded from Ibn `Umar that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «الْكَوْثَرُ نَهْرٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ حَافَتَاهُ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، وَالْمَاءُ يَجْرِي عَلَى اللُّؤْلُؤِ، وَمَاؤُهُ أَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ، وَأَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَل» ( Al-Kawthar is a river in Paradise whose banks are of gold and it runs over pearls.
Its water is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. ) This Hadith was recorded in this manner by At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Ibn Abi Hatim and Ibn Jarir.
At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan Sahih." Then Allah says, فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ ( Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice. ) meaning, `just as We have given you the abundant goodness in this life and the Hereafter -- and from that is the river that has been described previously -- then make your obligatory and optional prayer, and your sacrifice ( of animals ) solely and sincerely for your Lord.
Woship Him alone and do not associate any partner with him.
And sacrifice pronouncing His Name alone, without ascribing any partner to Him.' This is as Allah says, قُلْ إِنَّ صَلاَتِى وَنُسُكِى وَمَحْيَاىَ وَمَمَاتِى للَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَـلَمِينَ - لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَاْ أَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ( Say: "Verily, my Salah, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of all that exists.
He has no partner.
And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims." ) ( 6:162-163 ) Ibn `Abbas, `Ata,' Mujahid, `Ikrimah and Al-Hasan all said, "This means with this the Budn should be sacrificed." Qatadah, Muhammad bin Ka`b Al-Qurazi, Ad-Dahhak, Ar-Rabi`, `Ata' Al-Khurasani, Al-Hakam, Isma`il bin Abi Khalid and others from the Salaf have all said the same.
This is the opposite of the way of the idolators, prostrating to other than Allah and sacrificing in other than His Name.
Allah says, وَلاَ تَأْكُلُواْ مِمَّا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّهُ لَفِسْقٌ ( And do not eat from what Allah's Name has not been pronounced over, indeed that is Fisq. ) ( 6:121 ) The Enemy of the Prophet is Cut Off Allah says, إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الاٌّبْتَرُ ( For he who hates you, he will be cut off. ) meaning, `indeed he who hates you, O Muhammad, and he hates what you have come with of guidance, truth, clear proof and manifest light, he is the most cut off, meanest, lowliest person who will not be remembered.
Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr and Qatadah all said, "This Ayah was revealed about Al-`As bin Wa'il.
Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would be mentioned ( in his presence ) he would say, `Leave him, for indeed he is a man who is cut off having no descendants.
So when he dies he will not be remembered.' Therefore, Allah revealed this Surah." Shamir bin `Atiyah said, "This Surah was revealed concerning `Uqbah bin Abi Mu`ayt." Ibn `Abbas and `Ikrimah have both said, "This Surah was revealed about Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf and a group of the disbelievers of the Quraysh." Al-Bazzar recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf came to Makkah and the Quraysh said to him, `You are the leader of them ( the people ).
What do you think about this worthless man who is cut off from his people He claims that he is better than us while we are the people of the place of pilgrimage, the people of custodianship ( of the Ka`bah ), and the people who supply water to the pilgrims.' He replied, `You all are better than him.' So Allah revealed, إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الاٌّبْتَرُ ( For he who hates you, he will be cut off. )" This is how Al-Bazzar recorded this incident and its chain of narration is authentic.
It has been reported that `Ata' said, "This Surah was revealed about Abu Lahab when a son of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died.
Abu Lahab went to the idolators and said, `Muhammad has been cut off ( i.e., from progeny ) tonight.' So concerning this Allah revealed, إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الاٌّبْتَرُ ( For he who hates you, he will be cut off. )" As-Suddi said, "When the male sons of a man died the people used to say, `He has been cut off.' So, when the sons of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died they said, `Muhammad has been cut off.' Thus, Allah revealed, إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الاٌّبْتَرُ ( For he who hates you, he will be cut off. )" So they thought in their ignorance that if his sons died, his remembrance would be cut off.
Allah forbid! To the contrary, Allah preserved his remembrance for all the world to see, and He obligated all the servants to follow his Law.
This will continue for all of time until the Day of Gathering and the coming of the Hereafter.
May the blessings of Allah and His peace be upon him forever until the Day of Assembling.
This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Kawthar, and all praise and blessings are due to Allah.

And from his narration on the authority of Ibn ’Abbas that he said about the interpretation of Allah’s saying ( Lo! We have given thee Abundance ): ’( Lo! We have given thee Abundance ) He says: We have given you, O Muhammad, abundant good and included in this abundant good is the Qur’an; it is also said that Abundance ( al-Kawthar ) refers to a river in Paradise which was given to Muhammad ( pbuh );

Verily, We have granted you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) Al-Kauthar (a river in Paradise);

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