Muḥammad ibn Salām narrated to us; al-Fazārī informed us; from Ḥumayd;

from Anas (may Allāh be content with him), who said: When the arrival of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ in Madīnah reached ‘Abdullāh ibn Salām, he came to him and said: “I am going to ask you about three things which no one knows except a Prophet: What is the first sign of the Hour? What is the first food that the people of Paradise will eat? And from what does a child resemble his father, and from what does he resemble his maternal uncles?” The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Jibrīl has just informed me of them.” ‘Abdullāh said: “That is the enemy of the Jews among the angels.” The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “As for the first sign of the Hour, it is a fire that will gather the people from the East to the West. As for the first food that the people of Paradise will eat, it is the extra lobe of a fish’s liver. As for resemblance in a child: if a man has relations with his wife and his fluid precedes hers, the resemblance will be to him; and if her fluid precedes his, the resemblance will be to her.” He said: “I bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allāh.” Then he said: “O Messenger of Allāh, the Jews are a slanderous people. If they learn of my Islam before you ask them about me, they will falsely accuse me before you.” So the Jews came, and ‘Abdullāh entered the house. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “What kind of man is ‘Abdullāh ibn Salām among you?” They replied: “He is the most knowledgeable among us, the son of the most knowledgeable among us; the best among us, the son of the best among us.” The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “What would you think if ‘Abdullāh were to accept Islām?” They said: “May Allāh protect him from that!” Then ‘Abdullāh came out to them and said: “I bear witness that there is no god but Allāh, and I bear witness that Muḥammad (ﷺ) is the Messenger of Allāh.” They said: “He is the worst of us, and the son of the worst of us,” and they began to speak ill of him.