What is the missing part of Amr ibn al-Aas’s statement about Europeans, which begins with: "They are the most forbearing of people at times of tribulation, and the quickest to recover after a calamity..."?
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The narrated by Muslim from Al-Mustawrid al-Qurashi, from Amr ibn al-'As, states that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The Hour will be established when the Byzantines (Romans) are the most numerous of people." Amr ibn al-'As mentioned four characteristics of the Byzantines: that they are "the most forbearing of people during tribulation, the quickest to recover after a disaster, the swiftest to return after fleeing, and the best to the poor, the orphan, and the weak." He added a fifth: "And the most resistant to the oppression of kings."
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