36/25. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4040 — I and the Hour Like Two Fingers
The portents of the Hour
Hadith About the Hour Being Near
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4040
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4040
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، وَأَبُو هِشَامٍ الرِّفَاعِيُّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَصِينٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةُ كَهَاتَيْنِ " . وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “I and the Hour have been sent like these two,” and he held up his two fingers together.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4040In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 115English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4040
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4040
This hadith about the Hour is short and easy to remember. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “I and the Hour have been sent like these two,” and he held up two fingers together. The image is simple: two fingers placed close together. The hadith does not give a date for the Hour. It only points to nearness in relation to the Prophet’s mission. For people searching for the hadith I and the Hour are like these two fingers, this narration reminds us not to live as if the Hereafter is far away. It calls the heart to awareness, preparation, and seriousness, while leaving the exact timing of the Hour to Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم described his coming and the Hour as close like two fingers.
- The hadith does not give the exact time of the Hour.
- The image teaches awareness of the nearness of the Hereafter.
- A believer should respond with preparation, not date-setting.
