Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2214

Chapter: What Has Been Related About The Prophet's(s.a.w) Saying: "The Hour And I Have Been Dispatched Like These Two" Meaning The Index And Middle Fingers

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2214

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةَ كَهَاتَيْنِ ‏"

Anas narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:

"The Hour and I were dispatched like these two" - and Abu Dawud(a narrator) indicated with his index and middle fingers- so, how much more(in length) is one then the other.

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2214), Al-Bukhari (No. 6504), Muslim (No. 2951a, 2951b, 2951c, 2951e) and Ahmad (No. 11797, 11873, 11884, 12540, 12841, 12998, 13399, 13440).

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( بُعِثْت أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةُ ) قَالَ أَبُو الْبَقَاءِ الْعُكْبَرِيُّ فِي إِعْرَابِ الْمُسْنَدِ السَّاعَةَ بِالنَّصْبِ وَالْوَاوُ فِيهِ بِمَعْنَى مَعَ قَالَ وَلَوْ قُرِئَ بِالرَّفْعِ لَفَسَدَ الْمَعْنَى ; لِأَنَّهُ لَا يُقَالُ بُعِثَتْ السَّاعَةُ وَلَا هُوَ فِي مَوْضِعِ الْمَرْفُوعِ لِأَنَّهَا لَمْ تُوجَدْ بَعْدُ وَأَجَازَ غَيْرُهُ الْوَجْهَيْنِ بَلْ جَزَمَ عِيَاضٌ بِأَنَّ الرَّفْعَ أَحْسَنُ وَهُوَ عَطْفٌ عَلَى ضَمِيرِ الْمَجْهُولِ فِي بُعِثْت , قَالَ : وَيَجُوزُ النَّصْبُ وَذَكَرَ نَحْوَ تَوْجِيهِ أَبِي الْبَقَاءِ وَزَادَ أَوْ عَلَى ضَمِيرٍ يَدُلُّ عَلَيْهِ الْحَالُ نَحْوُ فَانْتَظِرُوا كَمَا قُدِّرَ فِي نَحْوِ : جَاءَ الْبَرْدُ وَالطَّيَالِسَةُ فَاسْتَعَدُّوا قَالَ الْحَافِظُ : و…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2214
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon	The hadith	No. 2214
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2214
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 2214

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 6504

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "I have been sent and the Hour (is at hand) as these two (fingers).

بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةَ كَهَاتَيْنِ ‏"

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2951a

I and the Last Hour have been sent like this. Shu'ba said: I heard Qatada as saying in his narration: The excellence of one over the other. And I do not know whether he narrated it from Anas or Qatada himself said so.

بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةُ كَهَاتَيْنِ ‏"

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2951b

I heard Qatada and Abu Tayyab narrating that both of them heard Anas as narrating that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: I and the Last Hour have been sent like this, and Shu'ba drew his forefinger and middle finger near each other while narrating it.

بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةُ هَكَذَا ‏"

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2951c

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Anas through another chain of transmitters.

وَحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ، بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2951e

I and the Last Hour have been sent like this and (he while doing it) joined the forefinger with the middle finger.

بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةُ كَهَاتَيْنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَضَمَّ السَّبَّابَةَ وَالْوُسْطَى ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 11797