Reference: Siyar A’laam an-Nubalaa – v3, p505
as-Sanaabihee said:
We left Yemen [with the intention of] making hijrah – wanting [to meet] the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam).
So we arrived at al-Juhfah and a rider approached us, saying “We buried the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) five nights ago.”