'Abdullah bin 'Amr reported: I committed to memory a hadith from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and I did not forget it after I had heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The first sign (nut of the signs of the appearance of the Dajjal) would be the appearance of the sun from the west, the appearance of the beast before the people in the forenoon and which of the two happens first, the second one would follow immediately after that.
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وحَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو حَيَّانَ ، عَنْ
أَبِي زُرْعَةَ ، قَالَ : جَلَسَ إِلَى مَرْوَانَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ ثَلَاثَةُ نَفَرٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ، فَسَمِعُوهُ وَهُوَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ الْآيَاتِ أَنَّ أَوَّلَهَا خُرُوجًا الدَّجَّالُ ، فَقَالَ
عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو : لَمْ يَقُلْ مَرْوَانُ شَيْئًا قَدْ حَفِظْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَدِيثًا لَمْ أَنْسَهُ بَعْدُ ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : فَذَكَرَ بِمِثْلِهِ ،
Abu Zur'a reported that three persons amongst Muslims had been sitting in Madinah in the presence of Marwan bin Hakam and they heard him narrate these signs from him and the first amongst them was the appearance of the Dajjal. 'Abdullah bin 'Amr reported that Marwin said nothing (particular in this connection). I, however, heard a hadith from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and I did not forget that after I had heard that from Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and he reported a hadith like the foregoing.
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Abu Zur'a reported that there was a discussion in the presence of Marwan about the Last Hour, and 'Abdullah bin 'Amr said: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying. The rest of the hadith is the same, but there is no mention of forenoon.
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