Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Out of Allah's earth, His chosen land is the land of Sham, and in Sham there are many servants of Allah who are beloved to Allah the Exalted, and in my Ummah there is also a group who will enter Paradise without reckoning or punishment."