Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 13854

Kindir bin Sa'd narrates the statement of his father: I went for Hajj in the Age of Ignorance, and there a man was circling the House (the Ka'bah) while reciting this verse: "O my Lord, bring my rider 'Muhammad' back to me; bring him back to me, and do me a favour." I asked: "Who is this man, and whom does he mean?" Someone told me: "This is Abd al-Muttalib bin Hashim. His camels went missing, and he sent his grandson to search for them; he has been delayed in coming back. Previously, whatever task he sent him for, he would come back having accomplished it." The narrator said: Meanwhile the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived, and the camels came too. Abd al-Muttalib said: "O my son, I grieved over you like a woman grieves, a grief that will never leave me."
Abu Ya'la and at-Tabarani recorded it, and its chain is hasan (good).