I said to Ibn ʿUmar, "I want to migrate to Sham." He said, "There is no migration, but Jihad (for Allah's Cause). Go and offer yourself for Jihad, and if you find an opportunity for Jihad (stay there) otherwise, come back."
عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ قُلْتُ لاِبْنِ عُمَرَ ؓ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُهَاجِرَ إِلَى الشَّأْمِ قَالَ لاَ هِجْرَةَ وَلَكِنْ جِهَادٌ فَانْطَلِقْ فَاعْرِضْ نَفْسَكَ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتَ شَيْئًا وَإِلاَّ رَجَعْتَ