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ahmad:22323Muḥammad b. Muṣʿab > Abū Bakr > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Jubayr from his father

[Machine] "On the authority of a companion of the Prophet ﷺ , from the Prophet ﷺ , who said: 'Sham (Syria) will be opened for you, and indeed in it, there is a place called Al-Ghouta, meaning Damascus, which is one of the best abodes for Muslims in times of trials."  

أحمد:٢٢٣٢٣حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُصْعَبٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ سَيُفْتَحُ عَلَيْكُمُ الشَّامُ وَإِنَّ بِهَا مَكَانًا يُقَالُ لَهُ الْغُوطَةُ يَعْنِي دِمَشْقَ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَنَازِلِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي الْمَلَاحِمِ