Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ الْخُزَاعِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ يَزِيدَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْهَادِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُئِلَ عَنْ الْكَوْثَرِ فَقَالَ نَهَرٌ أَعْطَانِيهِ رَبِّي أَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا مِنْ اللَّبَنِ وَأَحْلَى مِنْ الْعَسَلِ وَفِيهِ طَيْرٌ كَأَعْنَاقِ الْجُزُرِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ تِلْكَ لَطَيْرٌ نَاعِمَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكَلَتُهَا أَنْعَمُ مِنْهَا يَا عُمَرُ.
English Translation
Abu Salama al-Khuza'i told us: Layth informed us, from Yazid - that is, ibn al-Had - from Abd al-Wahhab ibn Abi Bakr, from Abdullah ibn Muslim, from Ibn Shihab, from Anas, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was asked about al-Kawthar, and he said: A river that my Lord has given me, whiter than milk and sweeter than honey, with birds in it like the necks of camels. Umar said: O Messenger of Allah, those are indeed delicate birds! He said: Those who eat of them are more delicate than they are, O Umar.