Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34516 — Reports on Jarir bin Abdullah

Al-Mughirah bin Shubayl bin Awf (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Jarir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When I came near Madinah, I made my mount kneel, then I opened my travel bag and put on my garment. Then I entered Madinah while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon. I greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with salam, and the people began staring at me. So I asked the man sitting beside me: "O servant of Allah, did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mention anything about me?" That man said: "Yes, he (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned you in the best of terms." He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: While he (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon, something came to him in the course of the sermon and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Soon there will come to you through this wide road or through this door a man from among the best of the people of Yemen, and on his face will be the mark of an angel." Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: So I thanked Allah for favouring me with this blessing.