[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  

[Machine] The messenger of Allah established a raid, so I approached him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, ask Allah to grant me martyrdom." He said, "O Allah, keep them safe and make them wealthy." So we went on the raid, and we returned safe and successful. Then he established another raid, and I approached him again and said the same thing. He replied, "O Allah, keep them safe and make them wealthy." So we went on the raid, and we returned safe and successful. Then he established another raid, and I approached him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have come to you for the third time. I ask you to pray to Allah for martyrdom." He said, "O Allah, keep them safe and make them wealthy." So we went on the raid, and we returned safe and successful. Then I said to him, "O Messenger of Allah, give me a command that Allah may benefit me with." He said, "You should observe fasting, for there is nothing like it." Abu Umamah used to rarely see smoke in his house during the day. But when smoke was seen during the day, they knew that a guest had arrived and Abu Umamah and his family were observing fasting. He said, "So I went to the Prophet and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, you commanded me with something that I hope Allah has benefited me with. Give me another command.' He said, 'Know that whenever you prostrate to Allah, He elevates you in rank and removes a sin from you.'"  

أَنْشَأَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ غَزْوًا فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ادْعُ اللهَ لِي بِالشَّهَادَةِ قَالَ اللهُمَّ سَلِّمْهُمْ وَغَنِّمْهُمْ فَغَزَوْنَا فَسَلِمْنَا وَغَنِمْنَا ثُمَّ أَنْشَأَ غَزْوًا آخَرَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ادْعُ اللهَ لِي بِالشَّهَادَةِ قَالَ اللهُمَّ سَلِّمْهُمْ وَغَنِّمْهُمْ فَغَزَوْنَا فَسَلِمْنَا وَغَنِمْنَا ثُمَّ أَنْشَأَ غَزْوًا آخَرَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَتَيْتُكَ تَتْرَى ثَلَاثًا أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْتَدْعُوَ اللهَ لِي بِالشَّهَادَةِ فَقُلْتَ اللهُمَّ سَلِّمْهُمْ وَغَنِّمْهُمْ فَغَزَوْنَا فَسَلِمْنَا وَغَنِمْنَا فَمُرْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بِأَمْرٍ يَنْفَعُنِي اللهُ بِهِ قَالَ عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّوْمِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ لَا مِثْلَ لَهُ قَالَ وَكَانَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ لَا يَكَادُ يُرَى فِي بَيْتِهِ الدُّخَانُ بِالنَّهَارِ فَإِذَا رُئِيَ الدُّخَانُ بِالنَّهَارِ عَرَفُوا أَنَّ ضَيْفًا اعْتَرَاهُمْ مِمَّا كَانَ يَصُومُ هُوَ وَأَهْلُهُ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّكَ أَمَرْتَنِي بِأَمْرٍ أَرْجُو أَنْ يَكُونَ اللهُ قَدْ نَفَعَنِي بِهِ فَمُرْنِي بِأَمْرٍ آخَرَ قَالَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّكَ لَا تَسْجُدُ لِلَّهِ سَجْدَةً إِلَّا رَفَعَكَ اللهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةً وَحَطَّ عَنْكَ بِهَا خَطِيئَةً  

"عَنْ أبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ: أنْشَأَ رسُولُ الله ﷺ غَزوًا فَأَتَيْتُه فَقُلتُ: يَا رَسُولَ الله ادعُ الله لِى بِالشَّهَادَةِ، فَقَالَ: اللَّهمَّ سَلِّمهُمْ، وَفِى لفْظ: ثبِّتْهُم وَغنِّمْهُمْ، فَغَزَونَا فَسَلِمْنَا وَغَنِمْنَا، ثُمَّ أَنَشَأَ رسولُ الله ﷺ غَزْوًا ثَانِيًا فَقُلتُ: يَا رَسُولَ الله ادع الله لِى بِالشَّهَادَةِ، قَالَ: اللَّهُمَ سَلِّمْهُمْ، وَفِى لَفْظ ثبِّتْهُم وَغَنِّمْهم، فَغَزْونَا فَسلمنَا وَغنمنا، ثَّم أَنْشَأ رسُولُ الله ﷺ غَزْوَا ثَالِثًا فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلتُ: يا رسُولَ الله قَدْ أَتَيْتُكَ مَرَّتينِ أسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَدْعُوَ

الله لي بِالشَّهَادَةِ، فَقُلتَ: اللَّهمِّ سَلِّمْهم وغنِّمْهم يَا رَسُولَ الله فَادْعُ الله لِى بالشَّهَادَةِ، فَقَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ سَلِّمْهم وغنِّمْهُم، فَغَزْونَا فَسَلِمْنَا وَغَنِمْنَا، ثُمَّ أتَيتُهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقُلتُ: يَا رَسُولَ الله مُرْنِى بِعَمَلٍ آخُذُه عَنْكَ فَيَنفعنى الله بِهِ، فَقَالَ؛ عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّومِ فِإنَّه لَا مِثلَ لَهُ، ثُمَّ أَتَيتُهُ بَعْد ذَلِكَ فَقُلتُ: يَا رَسولَ الله: إنَّكَ أمَرْتَنِى بِأَمْرٍ أرجو أَنْ يكونَ الله نَفَعَنى بِه، قَالَ: اعْلَمْ أنَّكَ لا تَسْجُدُ لله سَجْدَةً إلَّا رَفَعَ الله لكَ بِهَا دَرَجةً وَحَطَّ، وَفِى لَفْظ وَحَطَّ عَنْكَ بِهَا خِطيئَة".