Page 199: Part 3: Major Signs Preceding the Hour (Mahdi, Dajjal, Jesus, Gog & Magog, Sun from West)

Mention of the remaining signs and the narrations reported regarding them

Among them: The conquest of Constantinople and Rome:

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Have you heard of a city, one side of which is on land and the other side is in the sea?" They said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "The Hour will not be established until seventy thousand of the children of Isaac (Banu Ishaq) conquer it..." to the end of the hadith. It was narrated by Muslim and al-Hakim. Al-Hakim said: "It is said that this city is Constantinople."

Al-Qadi 'Iyad said: "Thus it is recorded in the original manuscripts of Muslim: 'Banu Ishaq' (the children of Isaac); whereas the well-known and preserved wording is 'Banu Isma'il' (the children of Ishmael), which is indicated by the hadith and its context, because he only meant the Arabs."

Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar said: "It is said: The correct version is 'Banu Isma'il', as indicated by other hadiths."

On the authority of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with both of them), he said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "There are six things that will occur among you, O this nation..." And he said regarding the sixth: "...and the conquest of a city." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, which city?" He said: "Constantinople."

On the authority of Kathir ibn 'Abdullah al-Muzani, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "This world will not pass away until you fight the Banu al-Asfar (the Romans), against whom goes forth a leader (dawqah)..."