Silsilah Sahihah

Narrated from Sayyidah Umm al-Fadl bint Harith (may Allah be pleased with her) that she came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! I saw an ugly dream at night. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked: "What is it?" She said: It is very severe. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked: "After all, what is it?" She said: It seemed to me that a piece of your body was cut off and thrown into my lap. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "You have seen a good dream, (its interpretation is that, insha’Allah, my daughter) Fatimah will have a child who will be in your lap." Indeed, Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) had a child, Husayn, who was in my lap, just as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had said. One day I went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and placed Husayn in his lap. When I turned towards him, tears were flowing from his eyes. I said: O Prophet of Allah! May my parents be sacrificed for you, what has happened to you? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Jibril (peace be upon him) came to me and informed me that my Ummah will kill this son of mine." I said: This son (Husayn)? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Yes, and he brought me the red soil of that land as well."

The Mother of the Believers, Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and Lady Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrate that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said to one of them: "Today, such an angel came to me in the house who had never come before. He said to me: 'Your this handsome son will be killed. If you wish, I can show you the soil from the place where he will be killed.' Then he took out red soil (and showed it to me)."

Abdullah bin Naji narrates from his father that he was walking with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) carrying a vessel of water for purification. When they reached the place of Nainawa on their way to Siffin, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) called out: "Abu Abdullah! Stop, stop by the bank of the Euphrates River." I said: "What is here?" He said: "One day I went to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his eyes were filled with tears. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Has someone angered you? Why are your eyes shedding tears?' The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 'Before you arrived, Jibreel (Gabriel) had just left me. He informed me that Husayn will be killed by the bank of the Euphrates River.' The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 'Then he said, "Shall I let you smell the fragrance of its soil?" I said: "Yes." So he stretched out his hand, took a handful of soil, and gave it to me. I could not control myself and began to weep.'"