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looking for a hadith - "you will see the building of mecca reach the mountain tops"

in arabic

"itha ra'aitun mecca bu'ijat katha'ima, wa ya-tasawa bunyahnuha ru'usa jibaliha, faqad athalati sa'atu"

Possibly imam a-Suyuti.

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the second phrase in arabic should read "wa ya-tasawa" not "wa tha tasw" – Ibn Masud Feb 14 at 4:46
"itha ra'aitun mecca bu'ijat katha'ima” “If you see mecca with holes in it’s mountains” - refer to tunnels used by pedestrians and vehicles during hajj to the masjid. “wa ya-tasawa bunyanuha ru'usa jibaliha” “And when it’s buildings reach (or surpass) it’s mountain tops” - The clock tower, and buildings in mecca now built. “faqad athalati sa'atu" “Then the hour has cast it’s shadow” - meaning it’s shadow has reached us, the difference being between, looking at an object from a distance and watching it approach us and looking at an object whose shadow touches us. – Ibn Masud Feb 14 at 10:21

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