Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "There will be an army in Syria (al-Sham) and an army in Yemen." A man stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Make a choice for me!" So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You must live in Syria, for Allah Almighty has given me a guarantee concerning Syria and its people."
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Ishaq bin Idris al-Aswari, and he is matruk (abandoned).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 16646