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]
