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Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) weep over Hussein and tell Ali that Gabriel informed him that he would be martyred on the river valley, according to Musnad Ahmad?

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The aforementioned Hadith, with this specific wording, has not been found. However, it is reported in the Musnad of Imam Ahmad, Al-Bazzar, and Abu Ya'la, on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him, told him that Jibreel had informed him of Al-Husayn's martyrdom in Karbala, and gave him a handful of its soil. Scholars have differed regarding the authentication and weakening of this Hadith.

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