It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Hawalah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Soon Islam will gain such dominance that there will be many armies of the Muslims; one army will be in Syria, one in Yemen, and one in Iraq. So Ibn Hawalah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! If I am granted that era, then choose a region for me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You should stay in the land of Syria, you must adhere to Syria, just stay in Syria. Whoever refuses that region should go to Yemen and drink from its ponds. Indeed, Allah Almighty has guaranteed me the protection of Syria and its people.

The hadith is not present in the book.

The hadith is not present in the book.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Amr ibn al-‘As (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I was sleeping when angels came to me. I saw in a dream that they pulled the pillar of the Book from beneath my pillow, then they took it and headed towards the region of Syria. Beware, the essence of faith will be in that region of Syria where tribulations will arise.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I was sleeping when I saw that the pillar of the Book was taken from beneath my head. Then I thought that it was being taken away, so I kept my gaze following it. Then it was taken to Syria. Beware! When tribulations occur, the core of faith will be in Syria.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: Once we were sitting in the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), compiling the written portions of the Noble Qur'an on various materials. At that moment, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Glad tidings for Syria!" Someone asked: "O Messenger of Allah! Why is that?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Allah's angels have spread their wings over it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Day of Judgment will not be established until the good people of Iraq move towards Sham, and the worst people of Sham move towards Iraq. And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You should reside in the land of Sham.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed twice: O Allah! Bless us in our Sham and in our Yemen. A man said: O Messenger of Allah! Pray also for our East. But the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: From there the horns of Satan will emerge, and out of the ten parts of the world's evil and corruption, nine parts will be there.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Qurrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the people of Syria fall into corruption and disorder, then there will be no goodness left among the Muslims, and a group from my Ummah will always be helped by Allah; those who oppose them will not be able to harm them in any way until the Day of Judgment.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zaid bin Arqam, may Allah be pleased with him, that indeed the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: There will always remain a group from my Ummah upon the truth, and I hope that they will be the people of Sham.