حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ اقْتَرَبَتْ السَّاعَةُ وَانْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ قَالَ قَدْ انْشَقَّ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِرْقَتَيْنِ أَوْ فِلْقَتَيْنِ شُعْبَةُ الَّذِي يَشُكُّ فَكَانَ فِلْقَةٌ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْجَبَلِ وَفِلْقَةٌ عَلَى الْجَبَلِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4270
It was narrated from 'Abdullah that he said concerning this verse: "The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder” [al-Qamar 54:1]: It was split at the time of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) into two halves; one half was behind the mountain and the other one half was over the mountain. And the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "O Allah, bear witness.”
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020