Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Iraq will withhold its qafiz (measure) and dirham, Sham will withhold its mudd and dinar, Egypt will withhold its irdabb (measure) and dinar (they will either be subjugated or accept Islam, due to which jizya will be suspended), and you will return to where you started from. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) repeated these words three times, that the flesh and blood of Abu Hurairah bear witness to this (i.e., this hadith is absolutely true).