The Miracles of the Nabi Pakﷺ – part 31

His answer about the signs of the Hour and other questions:

Imâm al-Bukhârî narrated on the authority of Anas that: “When the news of the arrival of the
Prophet ﷺ Madîṇah reached ‘Abdullâh Ibn Salun. (who was a Jew at that time), he went to ask him about certain things. He said: ‘I am going to ask you about three things, which only a Prophetﷺ can answer: What is the first sign of the Hour? What is the first food, which the people of Paradise will eat? Why does a child look more like his father or his mother?” The Prophet ﷺreplied: “Gabriel (Jibrîl) has just now informed me of that.” Ibn Salâm then said: “He (i.e. Gabriel) is the enemy of the Jews, amongst the angels.” The Prophetﷺ said: “As for the first sign of the Hour, it will be a fire that will push the people (to gather them together) from the East to the West. As for the first meal, which the people of Paradise will eat, it will be the extra lobe of the fish liver. As for the child, if the man’s discharge precedes the woman’s discharge, the child looks more like his father, and if the woman’s discharge precedes the man’s, then the child looks more like his mother.” Thereupon, ‘Abdullâh Ibn Salâm said: “I testify that None has the right to be worshipped except Allâh, and that you are the Messenger of Allâh….ﷺ “

Imâm Muslim also narrated on the authority of Thaubân (the freed slave of the Messenger of Allâhﷺ who said: “While I was standing beside the be Messenger of Allah, ﷺone of the Rabbis of the Jews came and said: “Peace upon you, 0 Muhammadﷺ.” I pushed him back so strongly, that he was about fall. Upon this he said: “Why are you pushing me?” I said: “Why don’t you say O Messenger of Allâh?ﷺ” The Jew said: “We call him by the name by, which he was named by his family. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺsaid: “My name is Muhammad ﷺwith which I was named by my family.” The Jew said: “I have come to ask you (something).” The Messenger of Allâh ﷺsaid: “? “Should that thing be of any benefit to you, if I tell you?” He (the Jew) said: “I will lend my ears to it. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺdrew a line with the help of the stick that he had with him and then said: “Ask (whatever you like).” Thereupon, the Jew said: “Where would the human beings be on the Day when the earth would change into another earth and the heavens too (would change into other heavens)?” The Messenger of Allâhﷺ said: “They would be in darkness beside the Bridge.” He (the Jew) again said: “Who amongst people would be the first to cross (this bridge)? He said: “They would be the poor amongst the immigrants.” The Jew said: “What would constitute their breakfast when they would enter Paradise?” He (the Holy Prophetﷺ) replied: “The extra lobe of the fish-liver.” He (the Jew) said: “What would be their food after this?”
“” The Messenger of Allâhﷺ said: “A bullock, which was fed in the different quarters of Paradise would be slaughtered for them.” He (the Jew) said: “What would be their drink?” The Holy Prophet ﷺsaid: “They would be given drink from the fountain, which is named Salsabil.” He (the Jew) said: “I have come to ask you about a thing, which no one amongst the people on the earth knows except a Prophetﷺ or one or two men besides him. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺthen said: “Would it benefit you if I tell you?” He (the Jew) said: “I would lend my ears to that. He then said: “I have come to ask you about the child.” The Messenger of Allâhﷺ said: “The discharge of the man is white and that of the woman is yellow, and when they have sexual intercourse and the male’s substance (his sperm) prevails upon the female’s substance it is the male child that is created by Allâh’s Decree, and when the substance of the female prevails upon the substance contributed by the male, a female child is formed by the Decree of Allâh.” The Jew said: “What you have said is true; verily you are a Prophet.ﷺ” He then returned and went away. The Messenger of Allah ﷺsaid: “He asked me about such and such things of which I have had no knowledge till Allâh gave me that.

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