Silsilah as-Sahihah 3514 — Virtue of Syria and Its People

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The people of the West (i.e., the people of Sham) will remain dominant until the Day of Resurrection.”