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Sunan Abi Dawud 2483 (Book 15, Hadith 7) #22774
The Chosen Land of Allah

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ advised Ibn Hawalah to go to Syria as it is Allah's chosen land and the best servants of Allah will be gathered there.

Narrated Ibn Hawalah: The Prophet ﷺ said: It will turn out that you will be armed troops, one is Syria, one in the Yemen and one in Iraq. Ibn Hawalah said: Choose for me, Messenger of Allah, if I reach that time. He replied: Go to Syria, for it is Allah's chosen land, to which his best servants will be gathered, but if you are unwilling, go to your Yemen, and draw water from your tanks, for Allah has on my account taken special charge of Syria and its people.
حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، حَدَّثَنِي بَحِيرٌ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَعْدَانَ - عَنْ أَبِي قُتَيْلَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ حَوَالَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ سَيَصِيرُ الأَمْرُ إِلَى أَنْ تَكُونُوا جُنُودًا مُجَنَّدَةً جُنْدٌ بِالشَّامِ وَجُنْدٌ بِالْيَمَنِ وَجُنْدٌ بِالْعِرَاقِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ حَوَالَةَ خِرْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنْ أَدْرَكْتُ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ عَلَيْكَ بِالشَّامِ فَإِنَّهَا خِيَرَةُ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَرْضِهِ يَجْتَبِي إِلَيْهَا خِيَرَتَهُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ فَأَمَّا إِنْ أَبَيْتُمْ فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِيَمَنِكُمْ وَاسْقُوا مِنْ غُدُرِكُمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَوَكَّلَ لِي بِالشَّامِ وَأَهْلِهِ
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syria  *  yemen  *  iraq  *  land  *  i  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for excellence in life; Seek out opportunities; Make an effort towards achieving goals; Appreciate all places' unique beauty & blessings from God; Follow advice given by Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of Syria in the eyes of Allah. It was narrated by Ibn Hawalah who asked the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ for advice on where he should go if he were to reach that time. The Prophet ﷺ advised him to go to Syria as it is a chosen land by Allah and his best servants will be gathered there. This hadith teaches us that we should strive for excellence in our lives and seek out opportunities that can bring us closer to God. We should also remember that no matter where we are in life, we can always strive for betterment and make an effort towards achieving our goals. Furthermore, this hadith also reminds us that even though some places may seem more desirable than others, all places have their own unique beauty and blessings from God which makes them special in their own way.

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