Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 5513

The Approach of the Last Hour, when the Time for the Resurrection of the dead has come - Section 2
Arabic hadith text
عَن الْمُسْتَوْرد بن شَدَّاد عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «بُعِثْتُ فِي نَفَسِ السَّاعَةِ فَسَبَقْتُهَا كَمَا سَبَقَتْ هذِه هذِه» وأشارَ بأصبعيهِ السبَّابةِ وَالْوُسْطَى. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ
Translation

Al-Mustaurid b. Shaddad reported the Prophet as saying, "I have been commissioned when the end of time is near and I have preceded it as this has preceded that," indicating his forefinger and his middle finger. Tirmidhi transmitted it.