وَبِهَذَا، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((رَأْسُ الْكُفْرِ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَشْرِقِ)).
Narrated with the same chain, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "The source/head of disbelief is from the direction of the East."