A Vast Pond

 There are numerous ahaadeeth describing the expanse and vastness of the Hawdh; such that it will accommodate the people and they will neither crowd nor shove one another in an attempt to drink (from it). While giving a rough indication of its vastness, the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam compared its expanse to the distances between specific lands and he mentioned a number of lands just to aid understanding and as a motivation:

He salla alayhi wa sallam said:

In front of you is a Pond (whose expanse) is the distance between Jarba and Adhruh.´´217

He salla alayhi wa sallam also said:

The extent of my Hawdh (Cistern) is like (the distance) between Aylah and Sana´aa in Yemen.´´218

He salla alayhi wa sallam also said:

The distance between the two sides of my Cristern is like the distance between sana´aa and Madinah. ´´219

In another hadith he salla alayhi wa sallam said:

My Cristern will extend from Aden to Ammaan al-Balqaa´a.´´220

He salla alayhi wa sallam said:

My Cristern will occupy (the space) between Ka´bah and Bayt ul-Maqdis. ´´221

He salla alayhi wa sallam also said:

I shall be there as your predecessor at the Cistern before you, and it is as wide as the distance between Aylah and Juhfah. ´´222

He salla alayhi wa sallam was aksed concerning the with of His Cistern and he said: From my location (i.e. in Madinah) to Ammaan.´´223

In these ahadith, the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam mentioned serval cities as futher elucidation; thus whoever is not familar with one city will be familiar with another.

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