Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْمُسْتَوْرِدِ الْفِهْرِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِعَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ وَالرُّومُ أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ أَبْصِرْ مَا تَقُولُ قَالَ أَقُولُ لَكَ مَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ إِنْ تَكُنْ قُلْتَ ذَاكَ إِنَّ فِيهِمْ لَخِصَالًا أَرْبَعًا إِنَّهُمْ لَأَسْرَعُ النَّاسِ كَرَّةً بَعْدَ فَرَّةٍ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَخَيْرُ النَّاسِ لِمِسْكِينٍ وَفَقِيرٍ وَضَعِيفٍ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَأَحْلَمُ النَّاسِ عِنْدَ فِتْنَةٍ وَالرَّابِعَةُ حَسَنَةٌ جَمِيلَةٌ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَأَمْنَعُ النَّاسِ مِنْ ظُلْمِ الْمُلُوكِ.
English Translation
Ali ibn Ayyash told us, Layth ibn Sa'd told us, Musa ibn Ali told us, from his father, from al-Mustawrid al-Fihri, who said to Amr ibn al-As: "The Hour will come while the Romans are the most numerous of people." Amr ibn al-As said to him, "Watch what you say." He said, "I only say to you what I heard from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him." Amr ibn al-As said, "If you did indeed say that, then there are four qualities in them: they are the quickest of people to recover after a defeat; they are the best of people to the destitute, the poor, and the weak; they are the most forbearing of people at the time of trial; and the fourth is good and fine — they are the most protective of people against the oppression of kings."