Chapter 9: The Battle Against The Romans
After the battle with the Romans, the Dajjal will appear and Prophet Isa (AS) will descend from Jannah to earth, to a white minaret in the east of Damascus at the time of Fajr.
Dhu Mikhbar reported that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: You will make a secure peace with the Byzantines, then you and they will fight an enemy behind you, and you will be victorious, take booty, and be safe. You will then return and alight in a meadow with mounds and one of the Christians will raise the cross and say: The cross has conquered. One of the Muslims will become angry and smash it, and the Byzantines will act treacherously and prepare for the battle. (Abu Dawud)
Yusayr ibn Jabir said: Once there was a red storm in Kufah and a man came and said: O Abdullah ibn Masud, has the hour come? Abdullah ibn Mas’ud replied: The Hour will not come until people will not divide inheritance or rejoice over booty.
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud pointed towards Syria and said: An enemy will gather forces against the Muslims and the Muslims will gather forces against them. Yusayr asked: Do you mean the Romans?
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud replied: Yes. At that time there will be heavy fighting and the Muslims will not return until they are victorious. They will fight until nightfall and both sides will return without being victorious. Many will be killed on both sides. On the fourth day, the Muslims that are left will return to fight and Allah will cause the enemy to be routed. There will be a battle the likes of which had never been seen. If a bird were to pass by, it would be killed before it even reached the end. Out of the family of one hundred, only one man will survive so how could he enjoy the booty or divide any inheritance? While they are in this state, they will hear of an even worse calamity. They will hear a cry saying: The Dajjal has taken your place among your offspring.
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: I know their names and the names of their fathers and the colours of their horses. They will be the best horsemen on the face of the earth on that day. (Ahmad, Muslim)
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: The Hour will not come until the Romans camp at al-A’mash or Dabiq. An army composed of the best people on earth at that time, will come out to Madinah to meet them. When the Muslims have prepared themselves for battle, the Romans will say: Do not stand between us and those who took prisoners from amongst us. Let us fight with them. The Muslims will reply; no, by Allah, we will never stand aside from you and our brothers. The Muslims and the Romans will then fight. One-third of the Muslims will run away and Allah SWT will never forgive them. One-third will be killed and they will be the best of martyrs in Allah’s sight and one third (who will never have been subjected to any trials or tribulations) will win and conquer Constantinople. Whilst they are sharing out the booty, Shaytan will shout out to them that the Dajjal has taken their place among their families. They will rush back and find out that this is not true. When they come to Syria, the Dajjal will appear whilst they are preparing for battle. When the time for prayer comes, Prophet Isa will descend and lead them in prayer.When the enemy of Allah (the Dajjal) sees him, he will start to dissolve like salt in water, but Allah will kill him. (Muslim)
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: The Hour will not come until the furthest border of the Muslims will be in Bula.
The Prophet then said: O Ali! Ali ibn Abi Talib replied: May my father and mother be sacrificed for you!
The Prophet continued: You will fight the Romans, and those after you will fight them, until the best people among the Muslims (the people of al-Hijaz), will go out to fight them, fearing nothing but Allah. They will conquer Constantinople with Tasbih and Takbir and they will gain booty the likes of which has never been seen. They will share it out by scooping it up with their shields. Someone will then come and say: The Dajjal has appeared in your land, but he will be lying. Anyone who takes notice of him will regret it, and anyone who ignored him will regret it. (Ibn Majah)
Nafi ibn Utbah narrated that the Prophet said: You will attack Arabia and Allah will enable you to conquer it. Then you will attack Rome and Allah will enable you to conquer it. Then you will attack the Dajjal and Allah will enable you to conquer him. (Muslim)
Mu’adh ibn Jabal narrated that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: The building of Bayt al-Maqdis (in Jerusalem) will be followed by the the destruction of Yahtrib (Madinah) which will be followed by a fierce battle, which will be followed by the conquest of Constantinople, which will be followed by the appearance of the Dajjal.
The Prophet then put his hand on Mu’adh’s thigh and said: This is as true as the fact that you are here or as you are sitting. (Abu Dawud)
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: There will not be a town which the Dajjal will not enter except Makkah and Madinah and there will be no entrance (of both Makkah and Madinah), but the angels will be standing in rows guarding it against him. Madinah will then shake its inhabitants thrice (meaning three earthquakes will take place) and Allah will expel all the non-believers and the hypocrites from it. (Bukhari)