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The Prophet said, "A man saw a dog eating mud from (the severity of) thirst. So, that man
took a shoe (and filled it) with water and kept on pouring the water for the dog till it
quenched its thirst.
So Allah approved of his deed and made him to enter Paradise.”
[Haadith Bukhari: 001.004.174 - Ablutions (Wudu') - Narrated Abu Huraira]
Water is closely related to Paradise.
One of the bounties of Paradise are gushing waters and springs that taste like honey.
The righteous (will be) amid gardens and fountains (of clear-flowing water).
[Qur’an 15:45]
Another bounty of the Paradise is that the people who were thrown into Hell because of their sins
but who were Muslims are revived with the water of Paradise, then they are reborn.
The Prophet said, "When the people of Paradise will enter Paradise and the people of
Hell will go to Hell, Allah will order those who have had faith equal to the weight of a
grain of mustard seed to be taken out from Hell. So they will be taken out but (by then)
they will be blackened (charred). Then they will be put in the river of Haya' (rain) or
Hayat (life) (the Narrator is in doubt as to which is the right term), and they will revive
like a grain that grows near the bank of a flood channel.
Don't you see that it comes out yellow and twisted"
[Haadith Bukhari: 001.002.021 - Belief - Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri]
Finally, what is the practical lessons we, Muslims, can learn from the following story:
Explain:
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I heard Anas bin Malik saying, "On a Friday a person entered the main Mosque through
the gate facing the pulpit while Allah's Apostle was delivering the Khutba. The man stood
in front of Allah's Apostle and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! The livestock are dying and the
roads are cut off; so please pray to Allah for rain.' " Anas added, "Allah's Apostle
(p.b.u.h) raised both his hands and said, 'O Allah! Bless us with rain! O Allah! Bless us
with rain! O Allah! Bless us with rain!' " Anas added, "By Allah, we could not see any
trace of cloud in the sky and there was no building or a house between us and (the
mountains of) Sila." Anas added, "A heavy cloud like a shield appeared from behind it
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(i.e. Sila' Mountain). When it came in the middle of the sky, it spread and then rained."
Anas further said, "By Allah! We could not see the sun for a week. Next Friday a person
entered through the same gate and at that time Allah's Apostle was delivering the
Friday's Khutba. The man stood in front of him and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! The
livestock are dying and the roads are cut off, please pray to Allah to with-hold rain.' "
Anas added, "Allah's Apostle I raised both his hands and said, 'O Allah! Round about us
and not on us. O Allah! On the plateaus, on the mountains, on the hills, in the valleys and
on the places where trees grow.' So the rain stopped and we came out walking in the
sun." Sharik asked Anas whether it was the same person who had asked for the rain (the
last Friday). Anas replied that he did not know.
[Haadith Bukhari: 002.017.126 - Invoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa) - Narrated Sharik
bin 'Abdullah bin Abi Namir]
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