'Abdullah bin 'Amr reported: I committed to memory a hadith from Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and I did not forget it after I had heard Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: The first sign (nut of the signs of the appearance of the Dajjal) would be the appearance of the sun from the west, the appearance of the beast before the people in the forenoon and which of the two happens first, the second one would follow immediately after that.

Abu Zur'a reported that three persons amongst Muslims had been sitting in Madinah in the presence of Marwan bin Hakam and they heard him narrate these signs from him and the first amongst them was the appearance of the Dajjal. 'Abdullah bin 'Amr reported that Marwin said nothing (particular in this connection). I, however, heard a hadith from Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and I did not forget that after I had heard that from Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and he reported a hadith like the foregoing.

Abu Zur'a reported that there was a discussion in the presence of Marwan about the Last Hour, and 'Abdullah bin 'Amr said: I heard Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying. The rest of the hadith is the same, but there is no mention of forenoon.