It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) or Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would address us and remind us of the Days of Allah (the lessons of history and the divine favours), until we would recognise its effect on his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed face, as though he (peace and blessings be upon him) were a man who fears that (an enemy army) is about to attack them early in the morning. And when he (peace and blessings be upon him) had recently been with Jibril (peace be upon him) (that is, when fresh revelation had come down), he (peace and blessings be upon him) would not smile or laugh until that state had left him."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Abu al-Zubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) except Hisham (may Allah have mercy on him)."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الألف / 2634
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه الضياء المقدسي فى «الأحاديث المختارة» برقم: 878، 877، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 1454، وأبو يعلى فى «مسنده» برقم: 677»