[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "People will be mobilized into armies: an army in Yemen, an army in Sham (Syria), an army in the East, and an army in the West." A man asked, "O Messenger of Allah, I am a young man, and perhaps I will live to see that. Which one do you command me to join?" He replied, "You should go to Sham, as it is the chosen land of Allah, where He sends the best of His servants. You should go to Sham, for Allah has taken care of me and its people. So, whoever refuses, let him follow his own desires."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يُجَنَّدُ النَّاسُ أَجْنَادًا جُنْدٌ بِالْيَمَنِ وَجُنْدٌ بِالشَّامِ وَجُنْدٌ بِالْمَشْرِقِ وَجُنْدٌ بِالْمَغْرِبِ» قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي فَتًى شَابٌّ فَلَعَلِّي أُدْرِكُ ذَلِكَ فَأَيَّ ذَلِكَ تَأْمُرُنِي؟ قَالَ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالشَّامِ فَإِنَّهَا صَفْوَةُ اللهِ مِنْ بِلَادِهِ يَسُوقُ إِلَيْهَا صَفْوَتَهُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالشَّامِ فَإِنَّ اللهَ تَكَفَّلَ لِي بِالشَّامِ وَأَهْلِهِ فَمَنْ أَبَى فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِيَمَنِهِ