Volume 8, Book 76, Number 527:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said, “The (planet of) earth will be a bread on the Day of Resurrection, and The resist –
ible (Allah) will topple turn it with His Hand like anyone of you topple turns a bread with his hands
while (preparing the bread) for a journey, and that bread will be the entertainment for the people of
Paradise.” A man from the Jews came (to the Prophet) and said, “May The Beneficent (Allah) bless
you, O Abul Qasim! Shall I tell you of the entertainment of the people of Paradise on the Day of Re –
surrection?” The Prophet said, “Yes.” The Jew said, “The earth will be a bread,” as the Prophet had said.
Thereupon the Prophet looked at us and smiled till his premolar tooth became visible. Then the Jew
further said, “Shall I tell you of the udm (additional food taken with bread) they will have with the
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bread?” He added, “That will be Balam and Nun.” The people asked, “What is that?” He said, “It is an
ox and a fish, and seventy thousand people will eat of the caudate lobe (i.e. extra lobe) of their livers.”