Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) states: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! I wish to take part in fighting in the path of Allah." the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You must go to Sham, for Allah Almighty has given me a guarantee concerning Sham and its people. And within Sham, stay in Asqalan, for when the millstone (of trials) turns in my Ummah, its inhabitants will be in goodness and well-being."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat with similar wording, but there he has these words: "When the millstone of my Ummah turns, its inhabitants will be in ease and well-being." Its chain contains a narrator, Yahya bin Sulayman al-Madani, and he is da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 16668
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