Abdullah bin Nujayy narrates from his father that he was travelling with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and when they came opposite Ninawa, he said: Be patient, O Abu Abdullah; be patient at the bank of the Euphrates. I said: What is this about? He said: One day I went in to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while both his eyes were overflowing with tears. I said: O Messenger of Allah, has someone angered you? Why do I see your eyes overflowing? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Jibril (peace be upon him) has just risen and left me, and he told me that my Ummah will kill my son Husayn. Then (Jibril) said: Would you like me to show you some of his soil? I said: Yes. So he stretched out his hand and took a handful (of soil), and when I saw it, I could not stop my eyes from overflowing."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الحاء / 2798