Jabir bin Samurah
narrated, "Nafi' bin 'Utbah said, 'We were
accompanying the Messenger of Allah sallallaahu `alayhi
wa sallam to a battle.' Then, he (Nafi') said,
'Then, some people from the west (of Madinah) came
to the Prophet wearing clothes made of wool and they
met him next to a mound. They were standing while
the Messenger of Allah was sitting.' He (Nafi') then
said, 'So I told myself, "Let me come closer to
them and stand between them and him so that they
will not assassinate him." He (Nafi') then
said, '(Then, I said to myself) "They may be
having a conversation with him." However, I
came close by and stood between them and him.' He (Nafi')
then said, 'And then I memorized four sentences from
him, and I can count them with my hand. He said,
"You will
invade the Arabian Peninsula and Allah will grant it
(to you). Then (you will conquer) Persia and Allah
will grant it (to you). Then, you will invade Ar-Rum
and Allah will grant it (to you). Then, you will
invade The Dajjal and Allah will grant him (to
you)." Nafi' said to Jabir, "O Jabir! We
do not believe that the Dajjal will appear until Ar-Rum
is conquered."[Ibid., no. 2028]
The land of Ar-Rum
is Europe and Rome is its heart. The Messenger of
Allah gave us the good tidings that we will conquer
Rome, the capital of Christendom today, after the
Muslims conquered the first capital of Christendom,
Constantinople.
Imam Ahmad narrated
that Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-Aas said, "While
we were around the Messenger of Allah) writing (the
Hadith) the Messenger of Allah sallallaahu `alayhi
wa sallam was asked/ 'Which of these two cities will
be conquered first, Constantinople or Romiyah
(Rome)?' He said, 'The city of Heraclius will first
be conquered.' He meant Constantinople.'' [Al-Hakim,
Al-Mustadrak, vol. 4, p. 508. Also, see As-Silsilah
as-Sahihah, vol. 1]
