He learnt about the martyrdom of his father in Medina itself

Miracles of Masoomeen
Umayyah bin Ali says: I was in Medina and I used to visit Imam Muhammad Taqi (a). At that time his father, Imam Ali Reza (a) was in Khorasan. All his family members used to come and pay respects to him. One day he summoned a maidservant and said, “Ask the family members to prepare for mourning.”
When that maid conveyed the message to the family members they inquired, “For mourning whom should we prepare?”
The following day again he issued the same order.
“For whom?” we asked.
“Prepare to mourn for the one, who is the best creature on the face of the Earth.”
A few days after this we received the news of the martyrdom of Imam Ali Reza (a) through proper channels. When we calculated we found that the Imam was martyred on the very day that Imam Muhammad Taqi (a) had asked his family to prepare for the mourning.

Elamul Wara, Pg. 334-335; Al-Manaqib, Vol. 4, Pg. 389, Miracles of Ahlulbayt (a.s. ) - Vol. 4,Pg.69

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