A Fountain in the Paradise
عَيْنًا فِيهَا تُسَمَّىٰ سَلْسَبِيلًا {18}
(Of) a Fountain therein named as Salsabeel [76:18]
قَالَ وَ الْأَنْهَارُ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِ مَسَاكِنِهِمْ وَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهِمُ الْأَنْهارُ وَ الثِّمَارُ دَانِيَةٌ مِنْهُمْ وَ هُوَ قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ دانِيَةً عَلَيْهِمْ ظِلالُها وَ ذُلِّلَتْ قُطُوفُها تَذْلِيلًا مِنْ قُرْبِهَا مِنْهُمْ يَتَنَاوَلُ الْمُؤْمِنُ مِنَ النَّوْعِ الَّذِي يَشْتَهِيهِ مِنَ الثِّمَارِ بِفِيهِ وَ هُوَ مُتَّكِئٌ وَ إِنَّ الْأَنْوَاعَ مِنَ الْفَاكِهَةِ لَيَقُلْنَ لِوَلِيِّ اللَّهِ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ كُلْنِي قَبْلَ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ هَذَا قَبْلِي
Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘And the rivers would flow from underneath his dwelling and these are the Words of Allah-azwj: They, for them would be Gardens of Eden, the rivers flowing beneath these [18:31]. And the fruits would come near to them, and these are the Words of Mighty and Majestic: And it shades would stoop unto them, and its selections would droop with humbleness [76:14]. A Momin would eat from the varieties of fruits by its variety whilst reclining, and the varieties of the fruits will say to the friend of Allah-azwj, ‘Eat me before you eat this one.
قَالَ وَ لَيْسَ مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ إِلَّا وَ لَهُ جِنَانٌ كَثِيرَةٌ مَعْرُوشَاتٌ وَ غَيْرُ مَعْرُوشَاتٍ وَ أَنْهَارٌ مِنْ خَمْرٍ وَ أَنْهَارٌ مِنْ مَاءٍ وَ أَنْهَارٌ مِنْ لَبَنٍ وَ أَنْهَارٌ مِنْ عَسَلٍ فَإِذَا دَعَا وَلِيُّ اللَّهِ بِغِذَائِهِ أُتِيَ بِمَا تَشْتَهِي نَفْسُهُ عِنْدَ طَلَبِهِ الْغِذَاءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يُسَمِّيَ شَهْوَتَهُ
Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘And there is none from a Momin in the Paradise except that for him would be numerous Gardens, with a gazebo or without a gazebo, and rivers of pure drinks, and rivers of water, and rivers of milk, and rivers of honey. So if the friend of Allah-azwj calls to partake a meal, he would be given whatsoever he desires for from the foods without even having named his desire’.
قَالَ ثُمَّ يَتَخَلَّى مَعَ إِخْوَانِهِ وَ يَزُورُ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً وَ يَتَنَعَّمُونَ فِي جَنَّاتِهِمْ فِي ظِلٍّ مَمْدُودٍ فِي مِثْلِ مَا بَيْنَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ إِلَى طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَ أَطْيَبُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ
He-saww said: ‘Then he would seclude himself with his brethren, and they would visit each other, and they would enjoy in their Gardens in extended shade, similar to what is between the break of dawn to the rise of the sun, and better than that’.[1]
[1] Al Kafi – H 14517 (Extract)