Benefits of the Hadith: (I am your forerunner at the Pond; whoever drinks from it will never be thirsty again thereafter...)

The Shaykh : This hadith indicates the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) eagerness for his Ummah and that he will precede them to the Pond to give them drink. May Allah make me and you among those whom He gives drink. However, some people will be brought to him and cut off from it, so he will not be able to give them drink. He will ask about them and say: It will be said to him: meaning that they have innovated matters that necessitate their being deprived of drinking from the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) Pond. However, this does not indicate that if they are punished by being prevented from drinking from the Pond, they will not enter Paradise, for they may be punished by this and prevented from drinking from the Pond, yet they are not among the people of the Fire. Then, the Rafidah cited this hadith as evidence that all the Companions apostatized from the religion of Islam, except the Ahl al-Bayt and a small group who can be counted on the fingers. They claimed that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: whereas the hadith says: .