It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: {وَمَنْ یَتَّقِ اللّٰہَ یَجْعَلْ لَہُ مَخْرَجًا} … Whoever fears Allah, Allah will make a way out for him. After this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“O Abu Dharr! If all people act upon this verse, it will be sufficient for all of them.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) kept reciting this verse and repeating it before me until I began to doze off. After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“O Abu Dharr! If you are expelled from Madinah, what will you do?”He said:“I will go to a place where there is spaciousness and abundance; I will go to Makkah and become like one of its pigeons.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“If you are expelled from Makkah, then what will you do?”Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“I will go towards Shaam, a place of spaciousness and abundance, for it is the sacred land.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“If you are expelled from Shaam as well, then what will you do?”He said:“By the One Who has sent you with the truth! Then I will place my sword upon my shoulder.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Shall I not tell you something better than that?”He said:“Is there any deed better than this?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“You should listen to the ruler and obey him, even if he is an Abyssinian slave.”