What is the authenticity of the hadith: "The martyr of Homs will intercede for seventy thousand people, and the people of Damascus will be clothed by Allah in green garments on the Day of Resurrection, and the people of Jordan will be shaded by Allah under the shade of His Throne, and the people of Palestine will be looked upon by Allah three times every day," narrated in the book "Al-Fitan" by Nu'aym ibn Hammad?
The narration mentioned concerning Ka'b al-Ahbar regarding the virtue of Sham and its people, Homs, Damascus, Jordan, and Palestine, has a weak chain of transmission, as Safwan ibn Amr did not hear from Ka'b al-Ahbar. This narration is not a Prophetic hadith; rather, it is from the words of Ka'b al-Ahbar, who transmitted much from previous books, and he often made mistakes in what he transmitted. Scholars have weakened the narration that mentioned the virtue of Homs from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.
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