The Prophet's Pond
Zaid and his mother search for a special pond and learn about the Hawd, the Pond of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, in a rhyming audiobook for children.
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What is The Prophet's Pond about?
The Prophet's Pond is an Islamic audiobook for children about the Hawd, the Pond where the believers will meet the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in the Hereafter, told as a search by a boy and his mother.
Zaid tells Mummy that he is meeting someone he loves by a special pond, and asks her to help him find it. So they set off. Beyond a park they find a murky green pond, but the special pond is sweeter than honey. Across a meadow they find a thick, dark, sticky one, but the special pond is whiter than milk. The next pond is so small that Zaid can jump across it, but it would take a month to ride along one side of the special pond. Others smell bad, have no cups, or leave him thirsty, but the special pond smells finer than musk, has more cups than the stars in the sky, and one drink from it means never feeling thirsty again. At an icy pond by a waterfall, Zaid explains that the special pond is fed by two streams from Paradise, one of silver and one of gold.
At each pond, Mummy asks who he hopes to see, and Zaid answers with the words he was told: have patience until you meet me. At last he says it: he hopes to meet the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Mummy wipes away her tears and prays that the Prophet ﷺ will give them its water with his own hand, and that until then they will follow his way with patience and trust in Allah.
Written by Zaheer Khatri, illustrated by the Learning Roots Design Studio and read by Paul Panting, it follows The Prophet Described. It is about 7 minutes long and music-free.
What your child will learn
- The believers will meet the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ at his Pond, the Hawd, in the Hereafter.
- One drink from the Prophet's ﷺ Pond means never being thirsty again.
- The Prophet ﷺ told his companions to be patient until they met him at the Pond.
- We stay close to the Prophet ﷺ by following his way with patience and trust in Allah.
Where this audiobook comes from
- Sahih al-Bukhari 6579: The Prophet ﷺ said that his Pond is as large as a month's journey, its water whiter than milk and its scent finer than musk, its cups as many as the stars of the sky, and whoever drinks from it will never be thirsty again.
- Sahih al-Bukhari 3792: The Prophet ﷺ told the Ansar, "Be patient until you meet me at the Pond."
- Sahih Muslim 2300: Abu Dharr's report that the water of the Pond is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey, and that two spouts from Paradise flow into it.
- Sahih Muslim 2301: Thawban's report that two spouts from Paradise flow into the Pond, one of gold and one of silver.
Talk about it afterwards
- What was wrong with each pond that Zaid and Mummy found?
- What makes the Prophet's ﷺ Pond special?
- Why did Mummy cry when Zaid said who he hoped to meet?
- How can we be patient when something is hard?
Words to know
- Hawd
- The Pond of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in the Hereafter, where he will give the believers water to drink.
- Musk
- A perfume with a very sweet smell.
Frequently asked questions
Is The Prophet's Pond based on hadith?
Yes. The Pond's size, colour, scent and cups are described in authentic hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari, and the book begins with the Prophet's ﷺ words, "Be patient until you meet me at the Pond."
How long is The Prophet's Pond?
About 7 minutes.
Does The Prophet's Pond have music?
No. It is music-free.
