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[Machine] From a servant of the Prophet ﷺ , a man or a woman said: The Prophet ﷺ used to say to the servant, "Do you have any need?" He said (one day), "O Messenger of Allah, my need is that you intercede for me on the Day of Resurrection." He (the Prophet) said, "Who guided you to this?" He said, "My Lord." He (the Prophet) said, "If that is the case, help me by making a lot of prostrations."  

أحمد:١٦٠٧٦حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ يَعْنِي الْوَاسِطِيَّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَحْيَى الْأَنْصَارِيُّ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ مَوْلَى بَنِي مَخْزُومٍ

عَنْ خَادِمٍ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَجُلٍ أَوْ امْرَأَةٍ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِمَّا يَقُولُ لِلْخَادِمِ أَلَكَ حَاجَةٌ؟ قَالَ حَتَّى كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ حَاجَتِي قَالَ وَمَا حَاجَتُكَ؟ قَالَ حَاجَتِي أَنْ تَشْفَعَ لِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ قَالَ وَمَنْ دَلَّكَ عَلَى هَذَا؟ قَالَ رَبِّي قَالَ إِمَّا لَا فَأَعِنِّي بِكَثْرَةِ السُّجُودِ