[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ initiated a battle, and I joined him. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah for me to be martyred." He said, "O Allah, protect them and grant them spoils." I said, "We returned and gained spoils." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ initiated a second battle, and I joined him. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah for me to be martyred." He said, "O Allah, protect them and grant them spoils." I said, "We returned and gained spoils." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ initiated a third battle, and I joined him. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have joined you twice before this. I asked you to pray to Allah for me to be martyred, and you prayed to Allah to protect us and grant us spoils, and we were protected and gained spoils, O Messenger of Allah, so pray to Allah for me to be martyred." He said, "O Allah, protect them and grant them spoils." I said, "We returned and gained spoils." Then I approached him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, command me to do a deed." He said, "Be steadfast in fasting, as there is nothing equivalent to it." He said, "Whenever Abu Umamah, his wife, or his servant were seen, they were fasting." He said, "If smoke was seen during the day in their house it was said, 'Perhaps some guests have stayed with them.'" He said, "I continued this until Allah willed." Then I approached him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, you have commanded us to fast, so I hope that Allah has blessed us in it, O Messenger of Allah. Command me to do another deed." He said, "Know that whenever you prostrate to Allah, Allah raises your rank and removes one of your sins."
أَنْشَأَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ غَزْوَةً فَأَتَيْتُهُفَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ادْعُ اللهَ لِي بِالشَّهَادَةِ فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ سَلِّمْهُمْ وَغَنِّمْهُمْ قَالَ فَسَلِمْنَا وَغَنِمْنَا قَالَ ثُمَّ أَنْشَأَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ غَزْوًا ثَانِيًا فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ادْعُ اللهَ لِي بِالشَّهَادَةِ فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ سَلِّمْهُمْ وَغَنِّمْهُمْ قَالَ فَسَلَّمْنَا وَغَنِمْنَا قَالَ ثُمَّ أَنْشَأَ غَزْوًا ثَالِثًا فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي أَتَيْتُكَ مَرَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَ مَرَّتِي هَذِهِ فَسَأَلْتُكَ أَنْ تَدْعُوَ اللهَ لِي بِالشَّهَادَةِ فَدَعَوْتَ اللهَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَنَا وَيُغَنِّمَنَا فَسَلِمْنَا وَغَنِمْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَادْعُ اللهَ لِي بِالشَّهَادَةِ فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ سَلِّمْهُمْ وَغَنِّمْهُمْ قَالَ فَسَلِمْنَا وَغَنِمْنَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مُرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ قَالَ عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّوْمِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ لَا مِثْلَ لَهُ قَالَ فَمَا رُئِيَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ وَلَا امْرَأَتُهُ وَلَا خَادِمُهُ إِلَّا صُيَّامًا قَالَ فَكَانَ إِذَا رُئِيَ فِي دَارِهِمْ دُخَانٌ بِالنَّهَارِ قِيلَ اعْتَرَاهُمْ ضَيْفٌ نَزَلَ بِهِمْ نَازِلٌ قَالَ فَلَبِثْتٌ بِذَلِكَ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَمَرْتَنَا بِالصِّيَامِ فَأَرْجُو أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ بَارَكَ اللهُ لَنَا فِيهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَمُرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ آخَرَ قَالَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِلَّهِسَجْدَةً إِلَّا رَفَعَ اللهُ لَكَ بِهَا دَرَجَةً وَحَطَّ عَنْكَ بِهَا خَطِيئَةً