Oxus, Jaxartes, Euphrates, and the Nile are all from the rivers of Paradise

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Hadith text: Oxus, Jaxartes, Euphrates, and the Nile are all from th…

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : « سَيْحَانُ وَجَيْحَانُ وَالفُرَاتُ والنِّيل كلٌّ من أنهار الجنة».

Explanation of the hadith: Oxus, Jaxartes, Euphrates, and the Nile are all from th…

The Oxus, the Jaxartes, the Euphrates, and the Nile are four rivers in this world, which the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) described as being from the rivers of Paradise. Some scholars said that they are literally from the rivers of Paradise. However, when these rivers were put in this world, they earned the character of worldly rivers and became from the rivers of this world.

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