- " لا تزال طائفة من أمتي ظاهرين على الناس يرفع (¬1) الله قلوب أقوام يقاتلونهم ، ويرزقهم الله منهم حتى يأتي أمر الله عز وجل وهم على ذلك، ألا إن عقر دار المؤمنين الشام، والخيل معقود في نواصيها الخير إلى يوم القيامة ".
It is narrated from Jubair bin Nufair that Sayyiduna Salamah bin Nufail (may Allah be pleased with him) told him that he came to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "I have tired out my horse, thrown away my weapons, and fighting has laid down its arms; now there will be no more jihad." The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Now the command for jihad has come. A group from my ummah will remain dominant over the people. Allah will turn some people's hearts away from Islam, and that group will fight them, and Allah will provide them sustenance (through war booty) from them, until Allah's command comes and they will remain in that state. Be aware! The real homes of the believers are in Shaam, and goodness and blessings have been written in the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection."