It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that a wolf came to a flock of sheep and took away a sheep from there and ran off. The shepherd chased after it and rescued the sheep from it. The wolf climbed onto a mound and, rolling over, said, "You have snatched from me the sustenance that Allah had given me?" The man, astonished, said, "By Allah, I have never seen a day like this before, that a wolf is speaking!" Hearing this, the wolf said, "Even more astonishing than this is that between two rocky areas, among the trees, there is a man who is telling you news of the past and events of the future." That shepherd was a Jew. He came to the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and accepted Islam. Then he narrated the whole incident to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) declared him truthful and said, "This is one of the signs of the nearness of the Hour. Soon a man will leave his house, and when he returns, his shoes and whip will inform him of what his family did behind his back."