1088 — Abū Ja‘far Muhammad ibn Sālih ibn Dharīh al-‘Ukbarī also narrated to us, saying: Hannād ibn al-Sarī narrated to us, saying: Ibn Fudayl narrated to us, from al-Mukhtār ibn Fulful, who said: I heard Anas ibn Mālik say: The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—dozed briefly, then raised his head smiling. The exchange began either with him speaking to them or with their asking him, “O Messenger of Allah, why did you laugh?” He replied, “A surah has just been revealed to me.” He then recited, “In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. Indeed, We have granted you al-Kawthar,” until ⦗1602⦘ he completed it. After reciting it, he asked, “Do you know what al-Kawthar is?” They replied, “Allah and His Messenger know best.” He said, “It is a river that my Lord, Mighty and Majestic, has promised me in Paradise. With it comes abundant good, and it has a basin to which my nation will come on the Day of Resurrection. Its drinking vessels are as numerous as the stars.”