و حَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْبَدُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ الْعَنَزِيُّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَتَی تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ قَالَ فَسَکَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هُنَيْهَةً ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَی غُلَامٍ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنْ أَزْدِ شَنُوئَةَ فَقَالَ إِنْ عُمِّرَ هَذَا لَمْ يُدْرِکْهُ الْهَرَمُ حَتَّی تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ قَالَ قَالَ أَنَسٌ ذَاکَ الْغُلَامُ مِنْ أَتْرَابِي يَوْمَئِذٍ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 7411
Anas b. Malik reported that a person asked Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ): When would the Last Hour come? Thereupon Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) kept quiet for a while. Then looked at a young boy in his presence belonging to the tribe of Azd Shanu'a and he said: If this boy lives he would not grow very old till the Last Hour would come to you. Anas said that this young boy was of our age during those days.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020