Kitab al-Fitan · Nu'aym ibn Hammad

Muhammad bin Thawr told us, on the authority of Muammar, on the authority of Qatada, on the authority of Anas, (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: “The people of Mecca asked the Prophet (may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him) for a sign, and the moon split twice in Mecca, and he said: {The Hour has approached and the moon has split, and if they see a sign they turn away and say continuous magic} [Al-Qamar: 2] They say: departing magic.”

Ibn Uyaynah told us, on the authority of Amr, on the authority of Ikrimah, he said: “The moon was split into two parts during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and the polytheists said: Magic, so it was revealed {The Hour has drawn near and the moon has been split, and if they see a sign, they will turn away and say, continuous magic} [Al-Qamar: 2].”