الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الفضائلThe Book of Virtues
الْفَضْلُ الأولُ فِي فَضَائِلِ الشَّامِ مُطلَقًاThe first section regarding the virtues of al-Sham in general
Hadith 12727
اُردوEn
وَعَنْ شُرَيْحٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ ذُكِرَ أَهْلُ الشَّامِ عِنْدَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَهُوَ بِالْعِرَاقِ فَقَالُوا الْعَنْهُمْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ لَا إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ ”الْأَبْدَالُ يَكُونُونَ بِالشَّامِ وَهُمْ أَرْبَعُونَ رَجُلًا كُلَّمَا مَاتَ رَجُلٌ أَبْدَلَ اللَّهُ مَكَانَهُ رَجُلًا يُسْقَى بِهِمُ الْغَيْثُ وَيُنْتَصَرُ بِهِمْ عَلَى الْأَعْدَاءِ وَيُصْرَفُ عَنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ بِهِمُ الْعَذَابُ“
It is narrated from Shurayh bin Ubaid that the Commander of the Faithful, Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) was in Iraq, and the people began to mention the people of Syria in his presence. The people said: O Commander of the Faithful! Curse them. He said: No, no, I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that in Syria there will be forty men who will attain the rank of Abdal. When one of them dies, Allah Almighty will bring another in his place. Through them, rain will be sought, and through them, help will be sought against the enemy, and because of them, punishment will be averted from the people of Syria.
