Narrated to us Abu Ghassan al-Misma'i, Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna, and Ibn Bashshar — their wordings being close to one another — they said: Narrated to us Mu'adh, who is Ibn Hisham: My father narrated to me, from Qatadah, from Salim ibn Abi al-Ja'd, from Ma'dan ibn Abi Talhah al-Ya'mari, from Thawban, that the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Indeed, I am at the edge of my Basin, driving the people away for the people of Yemen, striking with my staff until the water flows back over them." He was asked about its width, and he said: "From my station here to 'Amman." And he was asked about its drink, and he said: "Whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. Two spouts pour into it, filling it from Paradise — one of gold and the other of silver."