Four runs before Doomsday

Author: Imam Muslim bin al-Hadjdjâdj an-Nîsâbûrî Source: Sahīh Muslim (2900) Published 01/01/2008

2900 - Qutaybah bin Sa'id told us: Djarîr bin 'Abdil-Malik bin' Umayr told us, from Djabir bin Samurah, from Nafi 'bin' Utbah who said: "We were with the Messenger of Allah (Salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam) during a battle. Right as it was, it came a people from the west to the Prophet (Salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam).

They were dressed in woolen clothes. They stood up while the Messenger of Allah (Salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam) sat down. I said to myself that I should ask myself between them so that they do not kill him.

Then I thought that perhaps there is a secret conversation between them. Finally, I put myself between them. I remember four words from him and I can count them on my fingers. He (Salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said (in meaning):

"You are going to run on the Arabian Peninsula and Allah will allow you to conquer it. Then you will be against the Persians, and Allah will allow you to defeat them.

Then you will be against the Romans, and Allah will allow you to defeat them. Then you will be contrary to the ad-Dadjdjâl and Allah will allow you to defeat him. " Nafi 'said: "Djabir! ad-Dadjdjâl will not come out until the Romans have been defeated. "