Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) looked towards Iraq, Sham, and Yemen and prayed: "O Allah! Turn their hearts towards Your obedience, and protect them from behind."
Hadith Referenceمعجم صغير للطبراني / كتاب المناقب / 858
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«إسناده صحيح ، أخرجه الطبراني فى «الأوسط» برقم: 3015، والطبراني فى «الصغير» برقم: 273، والضياء المقدسي فى "الأحاديث المختارة"، 1798، 1799 قال الهيثمي: رجاله رجال الصحيح غير علي بن بحر بن بري وهو ثقة ، مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد: (10 / 57)»
´Narrated Zaid bin Thabit [may Allah be pleased with him]:` that the Prophet (ﷺ) looked towards Yemen and said: "O Allah direct their hearts and bless us in our Sa' and our Mudd."
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation: 1: Most of the knowledge in Madinah used to come from Yemen, therefore, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) supplicated for the hearts of the people of Yemen to be turned towards Madinah. In this context, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) also supplicated for blessings in the sa’ and mudd (i.e., the measures by which grain is measured) of Madinah.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3934