Mustadrak al-Hakim — Hadith 4106

It is narrated from Abu al-Tufayl Amir bin Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) asking a man from Hadramawt: "Have you seen, in such-and-such an area of Hadramawt, a mound of red sand mixed with red clay, near which there are many lote trees? Have you seen it?" The man replied: "By Allah, O Commander of the Faithful, you are describing it as though you have seen it yourself." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "No (I have not seen it myself); rather, I was told about it." The man from Hadramawt asked: "O Commander of the Faithful, what is special about this place?" He said: "In it is the grave of Hud (peace be upon him)."