It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I saw (in a dream) as if the pillar of the Book of Allah was pulled out from beneath my pillow, so I followed it with my gaze, and it was a radiant light that was taken towards al-Sham. Behold! When trials occur, faith will be in al-Sham." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Al-Sham is Allah's chosen land among His lands; He draws to it the chosen ones among His servants. So whoever leaves al-Sham for another place incurs (Allah's) displeasure, and whoever enters it from another place comes into the shade of (Allah's) mercy." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

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 you will be divided into several armies: an army in al-Sham, one in Iraq and one in Yemen." I said: O Messenger of Allah, choose one for me. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hold to al-Sham. Whoever refuses, let him join his Yemen and drink from its pools, for Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has guaranteed for me al-Sham and its people, and taken responsibility for them." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Prophethood was sent down upon me in three places: in Makkah, Madinah and al-Sham." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to make this supplication: 'Allahumma la yudrikni zamanu - aw la udriku zamana - qawmin la yattabi'una al-'ilm, wa la yastahyuna min al-halim, qulubuhum qulubu al-a'ajim, wa alsinatuhum alsinatu al-'arab.' "O Allah, let me not reach the time - or let the time not reach me - of a people who do not follow knowledge, and who feel no shame before a forbearing (wise) person; their hearts are the hearts of non-Arabs (hard and barren), while their tongues are the tongues of the Arabs." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): Musa bin Ulayy bin Rabah says that his father said: I set out intending Hajj, and Sulayman bin Itr, the judge of Egypt, said to me: Convey my greetings of peace to Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah and tell him that this morning I sought forgiveness for him and for his mother. So when I met him and conveyed the message, he said: I too have sought forgiveness for him. Then he asked: In what state did you leave Umm Khannur (that is, Egypt)? I told him of its abundance and prosperity, and he said: Know that it will be the first region on the face of the earth to be ruined, then it will be the turn of Armenia. I asked: Did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He replied: No, but Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) told me that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "There will be one emigration after another of the best people of the earth to the place of emigration of Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) (the land of al-Sham), and only the worst people will remain on earth; their lands will cast them out and Allah Almighty will express His aversion to them. Then the Fire will drive them and gather them together with the apes and swine." And I also heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Some people will emerge from the direction of the East who will recite the Qur'an, but it will not go beyond their throats. Whenever one group (qarn) of them comes to an end, another will arise, until the Dajjal appears among the last of them." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs, for both of them agreed on accepting the hadiths of Musa bin Ulayy bin Rabah al-Lakhmi, but they did not record it (with these words).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "Soon the furthest military outposts and frontier posts of the Muslims will reach the place Salah." And Salah is the name of a place near Khaybar.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Soon the Muslims will be besieged in Madinah (by the enemies) to such an extent that their furthest military outpost will be the place Salah." This narration of Ibn Wahb from Jarir is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, for he used Abu Ubaydullah as evidence in his book.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the food of the believers in the time of the Dajjal, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The food of the angels." The Companions said: What is the food of the angels? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Their speech is glorification (tasbih) and sanctification (taqdis). So whoever's speech on that day consists of glorification and sanctification, Allah Almighty will remove the severity of hunger from him, and he will have no fear of hunger." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "Whoever recites Surah al-Kahf exactly as it was revealed, then goes out to face the Dajjal, the Dajjal will not be able to overpower him, nor will he have any way against him." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.