[Machine] He said regarding this verse, "The Hour has come near, and the moon has split." [Quran 54:1] He said, "Indeed, it split during the time of the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) into two or into two groups. The branch of the Quraysh who doubted witnessed that there was a split from behind the mountain and a split on the mountain." The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) then said, "O Allah, bear witness."
أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ} [القمر 1] فَقَالَ قَدِ انْشَقَّ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِرْقَتَيْنِ أَوْ فِلْقَتَيْنِ شُعْبَةُ الَّذِي يَشُكُّ فَكَانَ فِلْقَةٌ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْجَبَلِ وَفِلْقَةٌ عَلَى الْجَبَلِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اللهُمَّ اشْهَدْ