What is the difference between al-Kawthar and al-Hawd?
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The questioner : What is the difference between al-Kawthar and al-Hawd?
The Shaykh : The difference between them is that al-Kawthar is a river in Paradise which Allah the Exalted gave to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). As for al-Hawd, it is in the plain of Resurrection, and two spouts from al-Kawthar are poured into it. This al-Hawd is vast; its length is a month and its width is a month. The believers from the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) will come to it. May Allah make us and you among those who come to it and drink from it.
The questioner : Amen.
The Shaykh : Its water is whiter than milk, its taste is sweeter than honey, and its scent is more pleasant than the scent of musk. Its vessels are like the stars of the sky in their beauty and multitude. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The difference between them is that al-Kawthar is a river in Paradise which Allah the Exalted gave to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). As for al-Hawd, it is in the plain of Resurrection, and two spouts from al-Kawthar are poured into it. This al-Hawd is vast; its length is a month and its width is a month. The believers from the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) will come to it. May Allah make us and you among those who come to it and drink from it.
The questioner : Amen.
The Shaykh : Its water is whiter than milk, its taste is sweeter than honey, and its scent is more pleasant than the scent of musk. Its vessels are like the stars of the sky in their beauty and multitude. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the Shaykh.