´Al-Mustawrid bin Shaddad Al-Fihri reported that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:` "I was sent in advance of the Hour, so that I precede it like this precedes this." (Indicating) with his index and middle fingers.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
This indicates the nearness of the Day of Judgment, as if there is nothing intervening between your (the Prophet’s) sending and the Day of Judgment, just as there is no other finger between the index and the middle finger. Another meaning that is mentioned is that there will be no other prophet between me and the Day of Judgment.
Note:
(In the chain of narration, (Mujalid bin Sa‘eed) is weak.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2213