The Meaning of the Hadith: "There Are Earthquakes and Tribulations," and What Is Meant by Najd

The questioner:
What is meant by the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith, when he was asked about Najd, that he said, "There are earthquakes and tribulations"?

The Shaykh:
Yes, the hadith is valid, but the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said this in Madinah and said The east of Madinah, the east of Madinah is Iraq. The east of Madinah, and what is east of Madinah is Iraq, not the well-known Najd. This is far from Madinah and is not the east of Madinah.
And much good has occurred in Najd. Much good has occurred, and the Banu Tamim are the most severe of the community against the Dajjal. If the Dajjal appears, there is much good there. There is the call of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab, and there is much good there, whereas the tribulations are in Iraq and the east, in the lands of Persia. This is the east of Madinah. So what is meant is that Najd is Iraq. Yes.
Because Najd means the elevated place. The elevated thing is called Najd, whether in the well-known Najd or in any elevated part of the earth, it is called Najd. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not mean the well-known Najd, but he meant Iraq. And indeed, the tribulations came in Iraq and the east. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you and may He reward you with good.

The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions.