Hadith #302

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏بَهْزٌ ‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏أَبَانُ ‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏قَتَادَةُ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ‏ ‏أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏كَانَ يَقُولُ ‏ ‏بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةُ كَهَاتَيْنِ وَرَفَعَ أُصْبُعَيْهِ السَّبَّابَةَ وَالْوُسْطَى فَضَّلَ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الْأُخْرَى ‏

English Translation

Anas ibn Malik (رضي الله عنه) narrated: the Prophet ﷺ of Allah (ﷺ) used to say: "I have been sent and the Hour are like these two" — and he raised his index finger and middle finger, one slightly ahead of the other.

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 26, Hadith 302

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 12540

Islam.wiki ID: IWH-48930