68/25. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5301 — The Prophet's Advent and the Nearness of the Hour
Al-Li'an
وَقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ شُهَدَاءُ إِلاَّ أَنْفُسُهُمْ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ}، فَإِذَا قَذَفَ الأَخْرَسُ امْرَأَتَهُ بِكِتَابَةٍ أَوْ إِشَارَةٍ أَوْ بِإِيمَاءٍ مَعْرُوفٍ، فَهْوَ كَالْمُتَكَلِّمِ، لأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ أَجَازَ الإِشَارَةَ فِي الْفَرَائِضِ، وَهْوَ قَوْلُ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْحِجَازِ وَأَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ، وَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: {فَأَشَارَتْ إِلَيْهِ قَالُوا كَيْفَ نُكَلِّمُ مَنْ كَانَ فِي الْمَهْدِ صَبِيًّا}. وَقَالَ الضَّحَّاكُ: {إِلاَّ رَمْزًا} إِشَارَةً. وَقَالَ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ لاَ حَدَّ وَلاَ لِعَانَ. ثُمَّ زَعَمَ أَنَّ الطَّلاَقَ بِكِتَابٍ أَوْ إِشَارَةٍ أَوْ إِيمَاءٍ جَائِزٌ، وَلَيْسَ بَيْنَ الطَّلاَقِ وَالْقَذْفِ فَرْقٌ، فَإِنْ قَالَ الْقَذْفُ لاَ يَكُونُ إِلاَّ بِكَلاَمٍ. قِيلَ لَهُ كَذَلِكَ الطَّلاَقُ لاَ يَجُوزُ إِلاَّ بِكَلاَمٍ، وَإِلاَّ بَطَلَ الطَّلاَقُ وَالْقَذْفُ، وَكَذَلِكَ الْعِتْقُ، وَكَذَلِكَ الأَصَمُّ يُلاَعِنُ. وَقَالَ الشَّعْبِيُّ وَقَتَادَةُ إِذَا قَالَ أَنْتِ طَالِقٌ. فَأَشَارَ بِأَصَابِعِهِ، تَبِينُ مِنْهُ بِإِشَارَتِهِ. وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ الأَخْرَسُ إِذَا كَتَبَ الطَّلاَقَ بِيَدِهِ لَزِمَهُ. وَقَالَ حَمَّادٌ الأَخْرَسُ وَالأَصَمُّ إِنْ قَالَ بِرَأْسِهِ جَازَ.
Hadith About the Last Hour and the Prophet's Two-Finger Sign
Sahih Bukhari : 5301
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5301
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ أَبُو حَازِمٍ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ، سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ صَاحِبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةَ كَهَذِهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ أَوْ كَهَاتَيْنِ ". وَقَرَنَ بَيْنَ السَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوُسْطَى.
Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`idi Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), holding out his middle and index fingers, said, "My advent and the Hour's are like this (or like these)," namely, the period between his era and the Hour is like the distance between those two fingers, i.e., very short.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5301In-book reference : Book 68, Hadith 50USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 63, Hadith 221
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5301
This hadith about the Last Hour gives a short but strong reminder. Allah's Messenger held out his middle and index fingers and said that his advent and the Hour were like those two fingers. The text explains that the time between his era and the Hour is very short, like the distance between the two fingers. The hadith does not give a date, and it does not tell people to guess the time. Its message is simpler: human life is serious, and the end is not something to treat as far away. For readers looking for a hadith about Qiyamah or the signs of the Hour, this narration points the heart toward readiness, awareness, and a sober view of time.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet used a clear hand gesture to teach the point.
- The Hour is described as near in relation to his advent.
- The hadith does not give a fixed date for the Hour.
- The believer is reminded to take time and accountability seriously.
