It is narrated from Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri that he said: I arrived in Damascus intending to go on jihad, and I went to Abd al-Malik (bin Marwan) to greet him. I found him in a domed pavilion, on a raised seat. I greeted him and sat down. He asked me: O Ibn Shihab! Do you know what happened in Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) on the morning Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred? I said: Yes. He said: Come closer. So I went from behind the people until I reached him at the back of the pavilion. He turned his face towards me, leaned over to me and asked: What happened? I said: On that day, whatever stone of Bayt al-Maqdis was lifted, blood was found beneath it. He said: Now no one remains who knows this except me and you, so do not tell this to anyone else. So I did not narrate it to anyone until he passed away.