Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 12508 — The delegation of the tribe of Abd

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The delegation of the tribe of Abd al-Qays came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Which of you knows Quss bin Sa'idah al-Iyadi?" They said: O Messenger of Allah! We all know him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Then what became of him?" They said: He has passed away. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I can never forget him at the fair of Ukaz in the sacred month, riding a red camel and addressing the people, saying: 'O people! Gather together, listen and take heed. Whoever lives dies, and whoever dies is gone, and all that is to come will surely come. Indeed, in the sky there is news, and in the earth there are lessons: a spread-out bed and a raised roof, stars that move about, and seas that do not dry up. Quss swears a true oath: if there is pleasure in the earth, then after it there will surely be displeasure. Indeed, Allah has a religion that is more beloved to Him than this religion of yours on which you are. What is the matter with me that I see people going and not returning? Were they pleased (with their place) and so they stayed, or were they left (there) and so they fell asleep?'" Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is there anyone among you who narrates his poetry?" So one of them recited these verses:
Among those who went before, of the earlier generations, there are lessons for us.
When I saw the watering places of death from which there is no coming back,
And I saw my people, young and old, all hastening towards them,
The one who has passed does not return to me, nor does any of those who remain stay behind,
I became certain that I too will inevitably go where the people have gone.