In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
A Concise Summary of the Prophetic biography.
The entry of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, into Paradise.
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
"Then I was admitted into Paradise,
and therein I found a courtyard of pearls,
and its soil was musk."
Imam Ahmad recorded it in his Musnad,
and al-Tirmidhi in his Jami' with a hasan (sound) chain of narration,
on the authority of Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said:
"By Allah, the Buraq did not depart
until the gates of heaven were opened for them,
and he saw Paradise and Hellfire,
and the entirety of the promise of the Hereafter."
The vision of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
This is the River of al-Kawthar.
Imam al-Bukhari recorded it in his Sahih,
on the authority of Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
"When the Prophet, peace be upon him, was taken up to heaven,
he said: 'I came upon a river whose banks were hollowed pearls.'
I asked, 'What is this, O Jibril?'
He replied, 'This is al-Kawthar.'"
Abu Dawud recorded it in his Sunan with a sahih (authentic) chain of narration,
on the authority of Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
"When the Prophet of Allah, peace be upon him, was taken up into Paradise,
or as he said,
a river was presented to him whose banks were of hollowed jacinth,
or he said, 'hollowed out.'
The angel who was with him struck his hand,
and brought forth musk.
Then Muhammad, peace be upon him, asked
the angel who was with him,
'What is this?'
He replied,
'It is al-Kawthar, which Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, has given you.'"
A Concise Summary of the Prophetic biography,
authored by Shaykh
Musa ibn Rashid al-'Azimi,
with an introduction by the Mawaddah Association
in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
If the longing of the worlds for one another grows long,
the longing for you is beyond measure.
May Allah send blessings upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised,
and as long as lips move in remembrance.