In a narration reported from him, the words are: "We were travelling with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The people halted at a place, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) halted in the shade of a dawmah (a kind of tree). He saw me coming while I was going about some need of mine, and at that time there was no one there except the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his scribe." In this narration he also stated that at the beginning of the writing were the names of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). In this narration he also stated: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, what should I do?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You must go to Syria (al-Sham)." In this narration he also stated: "I do not know what he said about the last one; if I knew what he said about the last one, it would be dearer to me than such and such."
Ahmad recorded it, and al-Tabarani recorded something similar, and the narrators of both are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الفتن - أعاذنا الله منها / 11992