Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 15055

Maymun bin Mihran narrates: When Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) lost his sight, he used to say to the person who led him: "When you take me in to Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), bring me right up to his seat and then let go of my hand, so that Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) does not gloat over my condition." One day he did just that, and Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to one of those sitting with him: "He is about to be grieved." When Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) sat with him on his seat, Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Abu Abbas, may Allah Almighty reward you concerning Sayyiduna Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)!" Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) asked: "Has he passed away?" Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "Yes." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "May the mercy and good pleasure of Allah Almighty descend upon him, and may Allah Almighty join him with his righteous predecessors. By Allah, O Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), you will not fill his grave, nor will you eat his provision, nor will you live forever after him. We were struck by a calamity even greater than this, and that was the passing of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), yet even after that Allah Almighty did not abandon us to disgrace."
Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains Ya'qub bin Muhammad al-Zuhri, who has been declared trustworthy, while a group declared him da'if (weak). The remaining narrators of this report are the narrators of the Sahih.