Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "I and the Hour have been sent like this." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) indicated this by gesturing with his two fingers. The narrator states: Qatadah said this. It is as if one has superiority over the other.

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) There is a possibility that the statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "I and the Hour have been sent like these two," means that I and the Hour have been sent like the forefinger and the middle finger, that is, there will be no other prophet between me and the Hour, because I am the last prophet and the Hour will be established upon my Ummah.