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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2214 (Book 33, Hadith 57) #27847
Comparing The Hour To Two Fingers

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) compared the Hour of Judgement to two fingers, one being longer than the other, and asked how much more in length is one than the other.

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.
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةَ كَهَاتَيْنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَأَشَارَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوُسْطَى فَمَا فَضْلُ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الأُخْرَى ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

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day  *  length  *  fingers  *  alqiyamah  *  altula  *  azzurfah  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Be prepared for judgement day by doing good deeds and avoiding bad ones .

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, narrated by Anas ibn Malik, the Prophet Muhammad compares the Hour of Judgement to two fingers - one being longer than the other - and asks how much more in length is one than the other? This hadith serves as a reminder for us that we do not know when judgement day will come and that we should always be prepared for it by doing good deeds and avoiding bad ones so that we can be successful on that day when it comes. It also teaches us about humility; even though judgement day is an important event, it can still be compared to something as small as two fingers!

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