The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
“At some point you will all be [split into] standing armies: one army in Shām (greater Syria/Palestine), one in Yemen, and one in Iraq.” ‘Abd Allah ibn Hawāla said: “Choose for me, Messenger of Allah! in case I live to see that day.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “You must go to Shām (alayka bi-shām)! For it is the chosen land of Allah in all His earth (khīratullāhi min ardih). He protects, by sending them there, the chosen ones among His servants. If you do not wish to go there, then go to your Yemen and drink from your streams. For Allah has given me a guarantee concerning Shām and its people (fa’inna-l-Lāha tawakkala lī bish-Shāmi wa’ahlih).”
“At some point you will all be [split into] standing armies: one army in Shām (greater Syria/Palestine), one in Yemen, and one in Iraq.” ‘Abd Allah ibn Hawāla said: “Choose for me, Messenger of Allah! in case I live to see that day.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “You must go to Shām (alayka bi-shām)! For it is the chosen land of Allah in all His earth (khīratullāhi min ardih). He protects, by sending them there, the chosen ones among His servants. If you do not wish to go there, then go to your Yemen and drink from your streams. For Allah has given me a guarantee concerning Shām and its people (fa’inna-l-Lāha tawakkala lī bish-Shāmi wa’ahlih).”
Abū Idrīs al-Khawlānī would add, after narrating the above: “And whoever has Allah as his guarantor shall never suffer loss!”
[Narrated by Abu Dawud & Ahmad, with authentic chains]
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