1087 — Al-Firyābī also informed us, saying: Qutayba ibn Sa‘īd narrated to us, saying: Ma‘n ibn ‘Īsā ⦗1601⦘ narrated to us, from Ibn Akhī al-Zuhrī, from his father, ‘Abd Allāh ibn Muslim, who said: Anas ibn Mālik informed me that a man came to the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and asked, “O Messenger of Allah, what is al-Kawthar?” The Messenger of Allah replied, “It is a river that my Lord, Mighty and Majestic, has granted me in Paradise. It is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey, and in it are birds whose necks are like the necks of camels.” ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb—may Allah be pleased with him—said, “O Messenger of Allah, those birds must indeed be well-fed!” He replied, “Whoever eats them will enjoy even greater luxury than they do.”