Tradition 1: Amir Al-Mu’minin ('a) said: Water is the chief of the drinks of this world and Hereafter. Four rivers in this world are from Paradise: Euphrates, Nile, Saihan and Jaihan. Euphrates contains water, Nile contains honey, Saihan contains wine, and Jaihan, milk.

Tradition 2: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) said: If Euphrates water is used to open the mouth of a newborn and is his first drink, he will be among those who love us, Ahl Al-Bayt.

Tradition 3: Imam Al-Baqir ('a) said: If the distance between us and Euphrates was so and so, we would go to it to seek cure from its water.

Tradition 4: Similar to no. 2 and 3.

Tradition 5: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) explained the verse,

آيَةً وَآوَيْنَاهُمَا إِلَىٰ رَبْوَةٍ ذَاتِ قَرَارٍ وَمَعِينٍ

“And We gave them a shelter on a lofty ground having meadows and springs” (23:50).

He said, 'meadows' refers to Najaf of Kufa and 'spring' refers to Euphrates.”

Tradition 6: Ali ('a) said: Euphrates is the chief of the water bodies in the world and Hereafter.

Tradition 7: Imam As-Sajjad ('a) said: Every night an angel descends and drops three pieces of musk from the musk of Paradise in Euphrates. There is no river more blessed than Euphrates anywhere in the east or west.

Tradition 8: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) said: Everyday some drops fall from Paradise into Euphrates.

Tradition 9: When Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) came to Kufa during the time of Abil Abbas, he was on his mount in his traveling gear. He stopped on Kufa bridge and asked his servant to give him some water. The servant took a jug from Euphrates and gave it to Imam ('a) who began to drink it, and as he drank the water spilled from corners of his mouth on his beard and clothes. Then Imam ('a) asked for some more. The servant refilled the jug and gave it to him. After he drank the water, he praised Allah and said: What a blessed river it is! Indeed, everyday seven drops of water fall from Paradise into it. If people knew of the blessings of this river, they would build their tents on its banks. Indeed, if it was not for that which enters this river from the sinners, no ill person would immerse himself in it without being cured.

Tradition 10: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) said:

شَاطِئِ الْوَادِ الْأَيْمَنِ

“Shores in the right side of the valley” (28:30).

which Allah has mentioned in Quran is Euphrates;

فِي الْبُقْعَةِ الْمُبَارَكَةِ

“The blessed spot” (28:30).

is Karbala and

الشَّجَرَةِ

“The tree” (28:30).

is Muhammad (S).

Tradition 11: Same as no. 4.

Tradition 12: Same as no. 7.

Traditions 13, 14 and 15: Same as no. 4.

Tradition 16: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) said: There are two believing rivers and two disbelieving rivers. The two disbelieving rivers are Balkh and Tigris, and the two believing rivers are Nile and Euphrates. So, open the mouth of your children with Euphrates water.