Naji reported,

He traveled with Ali as the keeper of his water vessel. When they drew level with Naynawa, while Ali was on his way to Siffin, Ali called out, "Be patient, Abu Abdullah. Be patient, Abu Abdullah, by the bank of the Furat."I asked, "What is this about?"He said, "I went in to the Prophet ﷺ one day and his eyes were overflowing with tears. I asked, 'Prophet of Allah, has someone angered you? Why are your eyes overflowing?'He replied, 'Rather, Jibreel rose from my side a moment ago and told me that Husayn will be killed by the bank of the Furat.'He said, 'Would you like me to let you smell some of his soil?'I said, 'Yes.'So he stretched out his hand and took a handful of soil and gave it to me, and I could not keep my eyes from overflowing."

حدثنا محمد بن عبيد حدثنا شرحبيل بن مدرك

عن عبد الله بن نجي عن أبيه

أنه سار مع علي رضي الله عنه وكان صاحب مطهرته فلما حاذى نينوى وهو منطلق إلى صفين فنادى علي رضي الله عنه اصبر أبا عبد الله اصبر أبا عبد الله بشط الفرات قلت وماذا قال قال دخلت على النبي ﷺ ذات يوم وعيناه تفيضان قلت يا نبي الله أغضبك أحد ما شأن عينيك تفيضان قال بل قام من عندي جبريل قبل فحدثني أن الحسين يقتل بشط الفرات قال فقال هل لك إلى أن أشمك من تربته قال قلت نعم فمد يده فقبض قبضة من تراب فأعطانيها فلم أملك عيني أن فاضتا