Hadith #120
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو قَبِيلٍ قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِي وَسُئِلَ أَيُّ الْمَدِينَتَيْنِ تُفْتَحُ أَوَّلًا الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّةُ أَوْ رُومِيَّةُ فَدَعَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بِصُنْدُوقٍ لَهُ حَلَقٌ قَالَ فَأَخْرَجَ مِنْهُ كِتَابًا قَالَ فَقَال
َ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ حَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَكْتُبُ إِذْ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَيُّ الْمَدِينَتَيْنِ تُفْتَحُ أَوَّلًا قُسْطَنْطِينِيَّةُ أَوْ رُومِيَّةُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَدِينَةُ هِرَقْلَ تُفْتَحُ أَوَّلًا يَعْنِي قُسْطَنْطِينِيَّةَ
Isnad Chain
يحيى بن إسحاق
يحيى بن أيوب
أبو قبيل
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (رضي الله عنهما) — via Yahya ibn Ishaq, from Yahya ibn Ayyub, from Abu Qabil — that he said: 'We were with 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As when he was asked: "Which of the two cities will be conquered first — Constantinople or Rome?" 'Abdullah called for a box with a clasp and brought out a scroll from it. He said: "While we were around the Messenger of Allah ﷺ writing, he was asked: Which of the two cities will be conquered first — Constantinople or Rome? He said: 'The city of Heraclius' [i.e., Constantinople] will be conquered first."'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 16, Hadith 120
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6358
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-42748