Imam Ahmad recorded that Anas bin Malik said, "The people of Makkah asked the
Prophet for a miracle and the moon was split into two parts in Makkah. Allah
said,
[اقْتَرَبَتِ
السَّاعَةُ وَانشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ ]
(The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder.)'' Muslim also
collected this Hadith. Al-Bukhari recorded that Anas bin Malik said, "The people
of Makkah asked the Messenger of Allah to produce a miracle, and he showed them
the splitting of the moon into two parts, until they saw (the mount of) Hira'
between them.'' This Hadith is recorded in the Two Sahihs with various chains of
narration.