´Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:` that regarding "Alif Lam Mim. The Romans have been defeated" (In the nearest land, and they, after their defeat, will be victorious. Within Bid' years...) (30 1 & 2)" The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to Abu Bakr about the wager: "Why were you not more cautious Abu Bakr? For indeed Al-Bid' refers to what is from three to nine."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
What is meant is the statement of Allah, the Exalted:
﴿سَيَغْلِبُونَ فِي بِضْعِ سِنِينَ﴾ (al-Rum: 4)
Note:
(In the chain of narration, Abdullah ibn Abd al-Rahman Jumahi is of unknown status (majhul al-hal),
however, apart from this statement, the other details regarding this matter are authentic.
See hadith numbers: 3193 and 3194)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3191