It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah Munawwarah, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) came to him and said: I want to ask you about three things, which only a Prophet knows. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Ask. He said: What is the very first sign of the Hour? What will be the first thing the people of Paradise will eat? And how does a child resemble its parents? The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jibreel (peace be upon him) has just informed me about these matters. Abdullah bin Salam said: This angel is the enemy of the Jews. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The first sign of the Hour is the fire that will appear from the east and will gather the people, driving them towards the west. The first food the people of Paradise will eat will be the extra lobe of the fish’s liver. As for the resemblance of a child to its father or mother: when the man’s semen prevails over the woman’s, the child resembles the man; and when the woman’s semen prevails over the man’s, the child resembles the mother. Upon hearing these answers, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) exclaimed:“I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that you are indeed the Messenger of Allah.”Then Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! The Jews are a people given to slander. If they find out about my acceptance of Islam, they will come to you and slander me. Please send for them and ask them about me, what is my status among them? So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a message to the Jews and asked them: What is the status of Ibn Salam among you? They replied: He is the best among us and the son of the best man among us; he is our scholar and the son of a great scholar among us; he is the most knowledgeable in religion among us and the son of the most knowledgeable in religion. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Tell me, if he accepts Islam, will you become Muslims? They said: May Allah protect him from this. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Ibn Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) came forward and proclaimed:“I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah.”Upon hearing this, the Jews immediately said: He is the worst among us and the son of the worst man among us; he is ignorant and the son of an ignorant man among us. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) said: This is what I was afraid of.