"أَهْلُ الشَّامِ سَوْطُ اللَّهِ في الأَرْضِ يَنْتَقِمُ بِهِمْ مِمَّنْ يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ، وحَرَامٌ عَلَى مُنَافِقِيهِمْ أَنْ يَظْهَرُوا على مُؤْمِنيهم، وأَنْ يَمُوتُوا إِلَّا هَمًّا وغمًا وغَيْظًا وحُزْنًا" .
[Machine] On the authority of Khuraym bin Fatik al-Asadi, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "The people of Sham (Greater Syria) are the whip of Allah on His land. He avenges with them whomever He wills among His servants, and it is forbidden for their hypocrites to openly oppose their believers. They will not die except in distress and confusion."
عَنْ خُرَيْمِ بْنِ فَاتِكٍ الْأَسَدِيِّ صَاحِبِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «أَهْلُ الشَّامِ سَوْطُ اللهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ يَنْتَقِمُ بِهِمْ مِمَّنْ يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَحَرَامٌ عَلَى مُنَافِقِيهِمْ أَنْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَى مُؤْمِنِيهِمْ وَلَا يَمُوتُوا إِلَّا غَمًّا وَهَمًّا»