It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that a man asked the Prophet (s.a.w): "When will the Hour come?" The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) remained silent for a while, then he looked at a boy who was in front of him, from (the tribe of) Azd Shanu'ah, and said: "If he lives, he will not grow old before the Hour comes." Anas said: "That boy was of my age at that time."

وَحَدَّثَنِى حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ - يَعْنِى ابْنَ زَيْدٍ - حَدَّثَنَا مَعْبَدُ بْنُ هِلاَلٍ الْعَنَزِىُّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَجُلاً سَأَلَ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ مَتَى تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- هُنَيْهَةً ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى غُلاَمٍ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنْ أَزْدِ شَنُوءَةَ فَقَالَ « إِنْ عُمِّرَ هَذَا لَمْ يُدْرِكْهُ الْهَرَمُ حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ ». قَالَ قَالَ أَنَسٌ ذَاكَ الْغُلاَمُ مِنْ أَتْرَابِى يَوْمَئِذٍ.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (s.a.w) said: "The Hour will come when a man is milking his she-camel, and the vessel will not reach his mouth before it comes, and two men will be bargaining over a garment, and their transaction will not be completed before the Hour comes, and a man will be fixing his water tank, and he will hardly have set it right before the Hour comes."

حَدَّثَنِى زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ أَبِى الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ وَالرَّجُلُ يَحْلُبُ اللِّقْحَةَ فَمَا يَصِلُ الإِنَاءُ إِلَى فِيهِ حَتَّى تَقُومَ وَالرَّجُلاَنِ يَتَبَايَعَانِ الثَّوْبَ فَمَا يَتَبَايَعَانِهِ حَتَّى تَقُومَ وَالرَّجُلُ يَلِطُ فِى حَوْضِهِ فَمَا يَصْدُرُ حَتَّى تَقُومَ ».

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Between the two Trumpet blasts there will be forty."' They said: "O Abu Hurairah, forty days?" He said: "I cannot say." They said: "Forty months?" He said: "I cannot say." They said: "Forty years?" He said: "I cannot say. 'Then Allah will send down water from the sky, and they will grow as herbs grow."' He said: "There is no part of man that will not decay, except a single bone which is the tailbone. From it he will be recreated on the Day of Resurrection."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِى صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « مَا بَيْنَ النَّفْخَتَيْنِ أَرْبَعُونَ ». قَالُوا يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ أَرْبَعُونَ يَوْمًا قَالَ أَبَيْتُ. قَالُوا أَرْبَعُونَ شَهْرًا قَالَ أَبَيْتُ. قَالُوا أَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً قَالَ أَبَيْتُ « ثُمَّ يُنْزِلُ اللَّهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَيَنْبُتُونَ كَمَا يَنْبُتُ الْبَقْلُ ». قَالَ « وَلَيْسَ مِنَ الإِنْسَانِ شَىْءٌ إِلاَّ يَبْلَى إِلاَّ عَظْمًا وَاحِدًا وَهُوَ عَجْبُ الذَّنَبِ وَمِنْهُ يُرَكَّبُ الْخَلْقُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ».

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "All of the son of Adam will be consumed by the earth, except the tailbone. From it he was created and from it he will be recreated."

وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ - يَعْنِى الْحِزَامِىَّ - عَنْ أَبِى الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « كُلُّ ابْنِ آدَمَ يَأْكُلُهُ التُّرَابُ إِلاَّ عَجْبَ الذَّنَبِ مِنْهُ خُلِقَ وَفِيهِ يُرَكَّبُ ».

It was narrated that Hammam bin Munabbih said: "This is what Abu Hurairah narrated to us from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)," and he mentioned a number of Hadith including the following: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'In man there is a bone which the earth will not consume, and from it he will be recreated on the Day of Resurrection.' They said: 'Which bone is it, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'The tail bone."'

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ قَالَ هَذَا مَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَذَكَرَ أَحَادِيثَ مِنْهَا وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « إِنَّ فِى الإِنْسَانِ عَظْمًا لاَ تَأْكُلُهُ الأَرْضُ أَبَدًا فِيهِ يُرَكَّبُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ». قَالُوا أَىُّ عَظْمٍ هُوَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ « عَجْبُ الذَّنَبِ ».