Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Abu Bakr Ghassani, may Allah have mercy on him, says that Hazrat Habib, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Among the cities, the most beloved city to Allah is Shaam (Greater Syria). And in Shaam, the most beloved place is Maqam Quds (Jerusalem), and in Maqam Quds, the most beloved place to Allah is the mountain of Nablus. Surely, a time will come upon the people when they will stretch a rope across it and touch it.