Narrated Anas:`Abdullah bin Salam heard the news of the arrival of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (at Medina) while he was on a farm collecting its fruits. So he came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "I will ask you about three things which nobody knows unless he be a prophet. Firstly, what is the first portent of the Hour? What is the first meal of the people of Paradise? And what makes a baby look like its father or mother?'. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Just now Gabriel has informed me about that." `Abdullah said, "Gabriel?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Yes." `Abdullah said, "He, among the angels is the enemy of the Jews." On that the Prophet (ﷺ) recited this Holy Verse:-- "Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel (let him die in his fury!) for he has brought it (i.e. Qur'an) down to your heart by Allah's permission." (2.97) Then he added, "As for the first portent of the Hour, it will be a fire that will collect the people from the East to West. And as for the first meal of the people of Paradise, it will be the caudite (i.e. extra) lobe of the fish liver. And if a man's discharge proceeded that of the woman, then the child resembles the father, and if the woman's discharge proceeded that of the man, then the child resembles the mother." On hearing that, `Abdullah said, "I testify that None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and that you are the Messenger of Allah, O, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ); the Jews are liars, and if they should come to know that I have embraced Islam, they would accuse me of being a liar." In the meantime some Jews came (to the Prophet) and he asked them, "What is `Abdullah's status amongst you?" They replied, "He is the best amongst us, and he is our chief and the son of our chief." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "What would you think if `Abdullah bin Salam embraced Islam?" They replied, "May Allah protect him from this!" Then `Abdullah came out and said, "I testify that None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." The Jews then said, "Abdullah is the worst of us and the son of the worst of us," and disparaged him. On that `Abdullah said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! This is what I was afraid of!"
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 4480
In-book reference
Book 65, Hadith 7
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 7
Translation by Dr. M. Muhsin Khan · Language: EN
Sahih
It is related that Anas said, "When 'Abdullah ibn Salam heard of the arrival of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in Madina while he was gathering fruit in some land, he went to the Prophet and said, "I will ask you about three things which only a Prophet knows. What is the first sign of the Final Hour? What is the first food that the people of the Garden will eat? And for what reason does a child resemble his father or his mother?" He said, "Jibril has just informed me about them." He said, "Jibril?" He replied, "Yes." He said, "That is the enemy of the Jews among the angels." He recited this ayat: "Say, 'Anyone who is an enemy to Jibril should know that it was he who brought it down upon your heart, by Allah's authority.'" "The first sign of the Final Hour will be a fire which will gather people from the east to the west. The first food that the people of the Garden will eat will be the extra bit of the liver of the fish. When the man's discharge comes first, the child will resemble him. If the woman has a discharge first, then it will resemble her." He said, "I testify that there is no god but Allah and I testify that you are the Messenger of Allah. O Messenger of Allah, the Jews are a calumnious people. If they know about my Islam before you ask them about me, they will slander me in your presence." The Jews came and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "What kind of man is 'Abdullah ibn Salam among you?" They said, "The best of us, and the son of the best of us, and our master and the son of our master." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "What would you think if 'Abdullah were to become Muslim?" They said, "We seek refuge with Allah from that!" 'Abdullah came out to them and said, "I testify that there is no god but Allah and I testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." They said, "The worst of us and the son of the worst of us," and began to disparage him. He said, "This is what I feared, Messenger of Allah."
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 4480
In-book reference
Book 65, Hadith 7
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 7
Translation by Aisha Bewley · Language: EN
Sahih
