Muawiyah bin Haydah Qushayri (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! At that time, where do you command us to go?" He pointed towards the land of Sham and said, "There."
© Imam Tirmidhi says: This hadith is Hasan Sahih.
حَدَّثَنَا
مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو دَاوُدَ، حَدَّثَنَا
شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ
مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ قُرَّةَ، عَنْ
أَبِيهِ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِذَا فَسَدَ أَهْلُ الشَّامِ فَلَا خَيْرَ فِيكُمْ ، لَا تَزَالُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي مَنْصُورِينَ لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ مَنْ خَذَلَهُمْ حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ " ، قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل ، قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمَدِينِيِّ ، هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْحَدِيثِ ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَوَالَةَ ، وَابْنِ عُمَرَ ، وَزَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ ، وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
´Mu'awiyah bin Qurrah narrated from his father that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:` "When the inhabitants of Ash-Sham become corrupt, then there is no good in it for you. There will never cease to be a group in my Ummah who will be helped(by Allah), they will not be harmed by those who forsake them until the Hour is established." Muhammad bin Isma'il said: "Ali bin Al-Madini said: 'They are the people of Hadith."'
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
That is, this group will always remain steadfast upon the truth,
they will be honored with Allah’s help and support,
those who do not assist or support them will not be able to harm them in any way.
Imam Nawawi (rahimahullah) says:
This group will be spread throughout the regions of the world,
and it will include courageous warriors,
jurists (fuqaha),
hadith scholars (muhaddithin),
ascetics (zuhhad), and those who fulfill the duty of enjoining good and forbidding evil.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2192