‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "My Cistern takes a month's journey to cross it. Its water is whiter than milk, its smell is nicer than musk, and its drinking cups are like the stars of the sky; whoever drinks from it will never become thirsty." Authentic hadith - Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim
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Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) reported that he will have a Cistern on the Day of Judgment whose length takes a month's journey to cross, and so does its breadth; its water is whiter than milk; its smell is more pleasant than the smell of musk; and its drinking cups are as numerous as the stars of the sky. Whoever drinks from that Cistern using these cups will never become thirsty.

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Benefits from the Hadith

  • The Prophet's Cistern is a huge body of water to which the believers from his Ummah will come on the Day of Judgment.
  • Whoever drinks from the Cistern will be in bliss, and so he will never go thirsty.