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ahmad:13287Rawḥ > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to raise his middle and index finger, then he would say, "Verily, I was sent with the Hour like these two fingers, and no one of them is better than the other."  

أحمد:١٣٢٨٧حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَرْفَعُ أُصْبُعَيْهِ الْوُسْطَى وَالَّتِي تَلِيهَا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ إِنَّمَا بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةُ كَهَاتَيْنِ فَمَا فَضَّلَ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الْأُخْرَى  


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ahmad:13010Bahz > Abān > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] "The Prophet of Allah ﷺ used to say, 'I have been sent and the Hour (Day of Judgment) like these two fingers.' He then raised his index finger and middle finger, showing that one is preferred over the other."  

أحمد:١٣٠١٠حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَقُولُ بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةُ كَهَاتَيْنِ وَرَفَعَ أُصْبُعَيْهِ السَّبَّابَةَ وَالْوُسْطَى فَضَّلَ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الْأُخْرَى