وَعَنْ خُرَيْمِ بْنِ فَاتِكٍ الْأَسَدِيِّ يَقُولُ أَهْلُ الشَّامِ سَوْطُ اللَّهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَنْتَقِمُ بِهِمْ مِمَّنْ يَشَاءُ كَيْفَ يَشَاءُ وَحَرَامٌ عَلَى مُنَافِقِيهِمْ أَنْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَى مُؤْمِنِيهِمْ وَلَنْ يَمُوتُوا إِلَّا هَمًّا أَوْ غَيْظًا أَوْ حُزْنًا
Sayyiduna Khuraim bin Fatik Asadi (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The people of Sham are Allah’s rod on the earth; through them, Allah will take revenge from whomever He wills, in whatever manner He wills. The hypocrites of Sham will not prevail over the believers there, and they will perish due to some distress, anger, or grief.