[Machine] Abu Dharr al-Ghifari used to serve the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. When he finished his service, he would go to the mosque, which was his home, and lay down to sleep there. One night, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque and found Abu Dharr sleeping on the floor. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ nudged him with his foot until he sat up, and then he asked him, "Do I see you sleeping?" Abu Dharr replied, "O Messenger of Allah, where else can I sleep? Do I have any other home?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sat down next to him and asked, "What will you do if they expel you from here?" Abu Dharr replied, "In that case, I will go to Sham (Syria). Sham is the land of migration, the land of resurrection, and the land of prophets. I will become a man among its people." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "What will you do if they expel you from Sham?" Abu Dharr replied, "Then I will return to it, and it will be my home and dwelling place." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "What will you do if they expel you from there a second time?" Abu Dharr replied, "Then I will take my sword and fight for myself until I die." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ uncovered his shoulder and said, "Shall I guide you to something better than that?" Abu Dharr said, "Yes, by my father and mother, O Messenger of Allah." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If you follow them wherever they go and accept what they give you, then you will meet me while you are upon that."

أَنَّ أَبَا ذَرٍّ الْغِفَارِيَّ كَانَ يَخْدُمُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ خِدْمَتِهِ آوَى إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَكَانَ هُوَ بَيْتُهُ يَضْطَجِعُ فِيهِ فَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْمَسْجِدَ لَيْلَةً فَوَجَدَ أَبَا ذَرٍّ نَائِمًا مُنْجَدِلًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَنَكَتَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِرِجْلِهِ حَتَّى اسْتَوَى جَالِسًا فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَلَا أَرَاكَ نَائِمًا؟ قَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَأَيْنَ أَنَامُ هَلْ لِي مِنْ بَيْتٍ غَيْرُهُ؟ فَجَلَسَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهُ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا أَخْرَجُوكَ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ إِذَنْ أَلْحَقَ بِالشَّامِ فَإِنَّ الشَّامَ أَرْضُ الْهِجْرَةِ وَأَرْضُ الْمَحْشَرِ وَأَرْضُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ فَأَكُونُ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَهْلِهَا قَالَ لَهُ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا أَخْرَجُوكَ مِنَ الشَّامِ؟ قَالَ إِذَنْ أَرْجِعَ إِلَيْهِ فَيَكُونَ هُوَ بَيْتِي وَمَنْزِلِي قَالَ فَكَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا أَخْرَجُوكَ مِنْهُ الثَّانِيَةَ؟ قَالَ إِذَنْ آخُذَ سَيْفِي فَأُقَاتِلَ عَنِّي حَتَّى أَمُوتَ قَالَ فَكَشَّرَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَثْبَتَهُ بِيَدِهِ قَالَ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى خَيْرٍ مِنْ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ بَلَى بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ قَالَ رَسُولُاللهِ ﷺ تَنْقَادُ لَهُمْ حَيْثُ قَادُوكَ وَتَنْسَاقُ لَهُمْ حَيْثُ سَاقُوكَ حَتَّى تَلْقَانِي وَأَنْتَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ