Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 20492 — What is mentioned on the virtue

Abd al-Rahman bin Jubayr bin Nufayr (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When the grief of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) became extreme at the martyrdom of Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) in the Battle of Mu'tah, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Messiah (peace be upon him) will surely find from this nation peoples who are like you or better than you" (he said this three times), "and Allah Almighty will never forsake a nation at whose beginning I am and at whose end is the Messiah (peace be upon him)."