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abudawud:1320 – Hishām b. ʿAmmār > al-Hiql b. Ziyād al-Saksakī > al-Awzāʿī > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Salamah > Rabīʿah b. Kaʿb al-Aslamī

I used to live with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at night. I would bring water for his ablution and his need. He asked: Ask me. I said: Your company in Paradise. He said: Is there anything other than that ? I said: It is only that. He said: Help me for yourself by making prostrations abundantly.

أبو داود:١٣٢٠ – حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْهِقْلُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ السَّكْسَكِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ رَبِيعَةَ بْنَ كَعْبٍ الأَسْلَمِيَّ يَقُولُ كُنْتُ أَبِيتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ آتِيهِ بِوَضُوئِهِ وَبِحَاجَتِهِ فَقَالَ سَلْنِي فَقُلْتُ مُرَافَقَتَكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ أَوَغَيْرَ ذَلِكَ قُلْتُ هُوَ ذَاكَ قَالَ فَأَعِنِّي عَلَى نَفْسِكَ بِكَثْرَةِ السُّجُودِ

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muslim:489 – al-Ḥakam b. Mūsá Abū Ṣāliḥ > Hiql b. Ziyād > al-Awzāʿī > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Salamah > Rabīʿah b. Kaʿb al-Aslamī

I was with Messenger of Allah ﷺ one night. and I brought him water and what he required. He said to me: "Ask ˹for anything you like˺" . I said: I ask your company in Paradise. He said: Is there anything else ˹you want˺?. I said: That is all. He said: Then help me for your sake ˹to achieve this˺ by performing a lot of prostrations.

مسلم:٤٨٩ – حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ مُوسَى أَبُو صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَنَا هِقْلُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الأَوْزَاعِيَّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنِي رَبِيعَةُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ الأَسْلَمِيُّ قَالَ

كُنْتُ أَبِيتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِوَضُوئِهِ وَحَاجَتِهِ فَقَالَ لِي: «سَلْ»، فَقُلْتُ: أَسْأَلُكَ مُرَافَقَتَكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ۔ قَالَ: «أَوَغَيْرَ ذَلِكَ؟» قُلْتُ: هُوَ ذَاكَ۔ قَالَ: «فَأَعِنِّي عَلَى نَفْسِكَ بِكَثْرَةِ السُّجُودِ»

nasai:1138 – Hishām b. ʿAmmār > Hiql b. Ziyād al-Dimashqī > al-Awzāʿī > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Rabīʿah b. Kaʿb al-Aslamī

"I used to bring to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ water for wudu and serve him. He said: 'Ask of me.' I said: 'I want to be with you in Paradise.' He said: 'Is there anything else?' I said: 'That is all.' He said: 'Help me to fulfill your wish by prostrating a great deal.'"

النسائي:١١٣٨ – أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ هِقْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الدِّمَشْقِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي رَبِيعَةُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ الأَسْلَمِيُّ قَالَ

كُنْتُ آتِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِوَضُوئِهِ وَبِحَاجَتِهِ فَقَالَ سَلْنِي قُلْتُ مُرَافَقَتَكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ أَوَغَيْرَ ذَلِكَ قُلْتُ هُوَ ذَاكَ قَالَ فَأَعِنِّي عَلَى نَفْسِكَ بِكَثْرَةِ السُّجُودِ

nasai-kubra:728 – Hishām b. ʿAmmār > Hiql / Ibn Ziyād al-Dimashqī > al-Awzāʿī > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Rabīʿah b. Kaʿb al-Aslamī

"I used to bring to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ water for wudu and serve him. He said: 'Ask of me.' I said: 'I want to be with you in Paradise.' He said: 'Is there anything else?' I said: 'That is all.' He said: 'Help me to fulfill your wish by prostrating a great deal.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1138)

الكبرى للنسائي:٧٢٨ – أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ هِقْلٍ وَهُوَ ابْنُ زِيَادٍ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي رَبِيعَةُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ الْأَسْلَمِيُّ قَالَ

كُنْتُ آتِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بِوَضُوئِهِ وَبِحَاجَتِهِ فَقَالَ «سَلْنِي» فَقُلْتُ مُرَافَقَتَكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ «أَوْ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ» قُلْتُ هُوَ ذَاكَ قَالَ «فَأَعِنِّي عَلَى نَفْسِكَ بِكَثْرَةِ السُّجُودِ»

suyuti:331-3b –
Translation not available.
السيوطي:٣٣١-٣b –

"كُنْتُ أَبيتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ ، فَأَتَيْتُهُ () بِوَضُوئِهِ وَبِحَاجَتِهِ، فَكَانَ

يَقُومُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَيَقُولُ: سُبْحَانَ رَبِّى وَبِحَمْدِهِ الْهَوِىَّ، ( *) سُبْحَانَ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، سُبْحَانَ

رَبِّ الْعَالَمينَ الْهَوِىِّ، فَقَال: رَسُولُ الله ﷺ : "هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ حَاجَةٍ؟ " فَقُلْتُ: يَا

رَسُولَ الله! مُرَافَقَتُكَ في الْجَنَّةِ، قَالَ: "أَوَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ؟ "، قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ الله! هِىَ حَاجَتِى،

قَالَ: "فَأَعِنِّى عَلَى نَفْسِكَ بِكَثْرَةِ السُّجُودِ".

ابن زنجويه