Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Ismail bin Zurbi, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that Hazrat Rayyan bin Sabrah Hanafi, may Allah have mercy on him, was present in the Battle of Nahrawan. He, may Allah have mercy on him, says that I was among those people who brought out Dhu al-Thadiyya. Before he reached Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, had already received news of his coming. When we reached him, he was in prostration out of happiness. So, Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, was given the glad tidings of this before he left. He, may Allah have mercy on him, says that when we came to Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, he was performing prostration out of extreme happiness.