"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed Salat, making it long. They said: 'O Messenger of Allah! You have performed Salat (in a manner) which you do not ordinarily perform it.' He said: 'Yes, It was a prayer of hope and fear. In it I asked Allah for three things. He granted me two, and withheld one from me. I asked him that my Ummah not be destroyed by drought. He granted that. I asked him that they not be overcome by enemies from other then them. He granted that. And I asked him that some of them not suffer from the harm of others, and He withheld that."'  

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلاَةً فَأَطَالَهَا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّيْتَ صَلاَةً لَمْ تَكُنْ تُصَلِّيهَا قَالَ أَجَلْ إِنَّهَا صَلاَةُ رَغْبَةٍ وَرَهْبَةٍ إِنِّي سَأَلْتُ اللَّهَ فِيهَا ثَلاَثًا فَأَعْطَانِي اثْنَتَيْنِ وَمَنَعَنِي وَاحِدَةً سَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لاَ يُهْلِكَ أُمَّتِي بِسَنَةٍ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لاَ يُسَلِّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوًّا مِنْ غَيْرِهِمْ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لاَ يُذِيقَ بَعْضَهُمْ بَأْسَ بَعْضٍ فَمَنَعَنِيهَا  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed one day, and made the prayer lengthy. When he finished we said (or they said): ‘O Messenger of Allah, you made the prayer lengthy today.’ He said: ‘I offered a prayer of hope and fear. I asked Allah for three things for my nation, and He granted me two and refused one. I asked Him not to let my nation be destroyed by enemies from without, and He granted me that. And I asked Him not to let them be destroyed by drowning, and He granted me that. And I asked Him not to let them be destroyed by fighting among themselves, but He refused that.’”  

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا صَلاَةً فَأَطَالَ فِيهَا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قُلْنَا أَوْ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَطَلْتَ الْيَوْمَ الصَّلاَةَ قَالَ إِنِّي صَلَّيْتُ صَلاَةَ رَغْبَةٍ وَرَهْبَةٍ سَأَلْتُ اللَّهَ ﷻ لأُمَّتِي ثَلاَثًا فَأَعْطَانِي اثْنَتَيْنِ وَرَدَّ عَلَىَّ وَاحِدَةً سَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لاَ يُسَلِّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوًّا مِنْ غَيْرِهِمْ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لاَ يُهْلِكَهُمْ غَرَقًا فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لاَ يَجْعَلَ بَأْسَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ فَرَدَّهَا عَلَىَّ  

[Machine] "Khabbab reported from his father Khabbab ibn al-Aratt, the freed slave of Banu Zuhrah, who had witnessed the Battle of Badr with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He said, 'I observed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one night until he performed the entire night prayer, even until dawn. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer, Khabbab came to him and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I swear by my father and mother, you prayed tonight in a manner I have never witnessed before.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, 'Indeed, it was a prayer of desire and fear. I asked my Lord for three things, and He granted me two and withheld one. I asked my Lord not to destroy us with what destroyed previous nations, and He granted it to me. I asked my Lord not to expose us to an enemy other than ourselves, and He granted it to me. And I asked my Lord not to make us wear garments of conflict, and He withheld it from me.'"  

خَبَّابٍعَنْ أَبِيهِ خَبَّابِ بْنِ الْأَرَتِّ مَوْلَى بَنِي زُهْرَةَ وَكَانَ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ رَاقَبْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي لَيْلَةٍ صَلَّاهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كُلَّهَا حَتَّى كَانَ مَعَ الْفَجْرِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ جَاءَهُ خَبَّابٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي لَقَدْ صَلَّيْتَ اللَّيْلَةَ صَلَاةً مَا رَأَيْتُكَ صَلَّيْتَ نَحْوَهَا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَجَلْ إِنَّهَا صَلَاةُ رَغَبٍ وَرَهَبٍ سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي ثَلَاثَ خِصَالٍ فَأَعْطَانِي اثْنَتَيْنِ وَمَنَعَنِي وَاحِدَةً سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَنَا بِمَا أَهْلَكَ بِهِ الْأُمَمَ قَبْلَنَا فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَنْ لَا يُظْهِرَ عَلَيْنَا عَدُوًّا غَيْرَنَا فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَنْ لَا يَلْبِسَنَا شِيَعًا فَمَنَعَنِيهَا  

[Machine] I accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a prayer, which he performed until it was close to dawn. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer, Khalid bin Walid came to him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I swear by my father and mother, you have prayed tonight a prayer that I have never witnessed you pray before." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Indeed, it was a prayer of desire and fear. I asked my Lord for three things, and He granted me two and prevented me from one. I asked Him not to destroy us as He destroyed the nations before us, so He granted my request. I asked Him not to subject us to an enemy other than ourselves, so He granted my request. And I asked Him not to make us divided, so He prevented me from it."  

رَمَقْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي صَلَاةٍ صَلَّاهَا حَتَّى كَانَ مَعَ الْفَجْرِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ جَاءَهُ خَبَّابٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي لَقَدْ صَلَّيْتَ اللَّيْلَةَ صَلَاةً مَا رَأَيْتُكَ صَلَّيْتَ نَحْوَهَا قَالَ «أَجَلْ إِنَّهَا صَلَاةُ رَغَبٍ وَرَهَبٍ سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي فِيهَا ثَلَاثَ خِصَالٍ فَأَعْطَانِي اثْنَتَيْنِ وَمَنَعَنِي وَاحِدَةً سَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَنَا بِمَا أَهْلَكَ بِهِ الْأُمَمَ قَبْلَهَا فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُظْهِرَ عَلَيْنَا عَدُوًّا مِنْ غَيْرِنَا فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يَلْبِسَنَا شِيَعًا فَمَنَعَنِيهَا»  

[Machine] He watched the Prophet ﷺ for one night and prayed until dawn. Then he asked, "O Messenger of Allah, I saw you praying tonight. I have never seen you pray a similar prayer. The Prophet replied, "Indeed, it is a voluntary prayer of desire and fear. I asked my Lord for three things, and He granted me two and withheld one. I asked Him not to destroy us as He destroyed the previous nations, and He granted me that. I asked Him not to let our enemies dominate us and destroy us, and He granted me that. And I asked Him not to let my Ummah become divided into sects, and He withheld that from me."  

أَنَّهُ رَاقَبَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْلَةً فَصَلَّى حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ مَعَ الْفَجْرِ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رَأَيْتُكَ اللَّيْلَةَ صَلَّيْتَ صَلَاةً مَا رَأَيْتُكَ صَلَّيْتَ مِثْلَهَا؟ قَالَ «أَجَلْ إِنَّهَا صَلَاةُ رَغَبٍ وَرَهَبٍ سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي ﷻ ثَلَاثَ خِصَالٍ فَأَعْطَانِي اثْنَتَيْنِ وَمَنَعَنِي وَاحِدَةٍ سَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَنَا بِمَا أَهْلَكَ بِهِ الْأُمَمَ فَأَعْطَانِي ذَلِكَ وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُسَلِّطَ عَلَيْنَا عَدُوًّا فَيُهْلِكُونا فَأَعْطَانِي ذَلِكَ وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يَلْبِسَ أُمَّتِي شِيَعًا فَمَنَعَنِي»  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a prayer that he performed until it was close to dawn. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer, Duskri held the Kabir's (prayer leader) hand and said, O Messenger of Allah! I swear by my father and my mother, you performed a prayer tonight that I have never seen you perform before. He said: "Yes, it was a voluntary prayer. I asked my Lord three things, and He granted me two and withheld one. I asked Him not to destroy us as He destroyed the nations before us, so He granted me that. I asked Him not to make our enemies prevail over us, so He granted me that. And I asked Him not to separate us into sects, so He withheld that from me."  

رَمَقْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي صَلَاةٍ صَلَّاهَا حَتَّى كَانَ مَعَ الْفَجْرِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ قَامَ خَبَّابٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي لَقَدْ صَلَّيْتَ اللَّيْلَةَ صَلَاةً مَا رَأَيْتُكَ صَلَّيْتَ نَحْوَهَا؟ قَالَ «أَجَلْ إِنَّهَا صَلَاةُ رَغَبٍ وَرَهَبٍ سَأَلْتُ فِيهَا رَبِّي ﷻ ثَلَاثَ خِصَالٍ فَأَعْطَانِي اثْنَتَيْنِ وَمَنَعَنِي وَاحِدَةً سَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَنَا بِمَا أَهْلَكَ بِهِ الْأُمَمَ قَبْلَنَا فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُظْهِرَ عَلَيْنَا عَدُوًّا مِنْ غَيْرِهِمْ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يَلْبِسَنَا شِيَعًا فَمَنَعَنِيهَا»  

[Machine] "I observed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so I said, 'Let me see how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prays.' So he prayed. When he finished, I came forward and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, indeed you prayed tonight a prayer that I have never seen you pray before.' He said, 'Verily, it is a prayer of fear and desire. I asked my Lord for three things regarding it, so He gave me two and prevented me from one. I asked Him not to destroy us as He destroyed nations before us, so He granted it. I asked Him not to let an enemy have dominance over us, so He granted it. And I asked Him not to make us divided into factions, so He prevented me from it.'"  

رَمَقْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لَأَنْظُرَنَّ كَيْفَ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ جِئْتُ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَقَدْ صَلَّيْتَ اللَّيْلَةَ صَلَاةً مَا رَأَيْتُكَ صَلَّيْتَ مِثْلَهَا فَقَالَ «إِنَّهَا صَلَاةُ رَهَبٍ وَرَغَبٍ سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي فِيهَا ثَلَاثًا فَأَعْطَانِي اثْنَتَيْنِ وَمَنَعَنِي وَاحِدَةً سَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَنَا بِمَا أَهْلَكَ بِهِ الْأُمَمَ قَبْلَنَا فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُسَلِّطَ عَلَيْنَا عَدُوًّا فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يَلْبِسَنَا شِيَعًا فَمَنَعَنِيهَا»  

[Machine] About his father who had witnessed the Battle of Badr with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said that he had observed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a night of prayer, during which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ kept vigil until dawn. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer, Khubbab came to him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I swear by my father and mother, you have prayed tonight a prayer that I have never seen you pray before." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, it was a prayer of desire and fear. I asked my Lord three things in it, and He gave me two and denied me one. I asked my Lord that He does not destroy us as He destroyed the previous nations, and He granted me that. I asked my Lord that He does not expose us to an enemy other than ourselves, and He granted me that. And I asked my Lord that He does not divide us into sects, and He denied me that."  

عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَكَانَ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ رَاقَبَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي لَيْلَةٍ صَلَّاهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كُلَّهَا حَتَّى كَانَ مَعَ الْفَجْرِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ جَاءَهُ خَبَّابٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي لَقَدْ صَلَّيْتَ اللَّيْلَةَ صَلَاةً مَا رَأَيْتُكَ صَلَّيْتَ نَحْوَهَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَجَلْ إِنَّهَا صَلَاةُ رَغَبٍ وَرَهَبٍ سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي فِيهَا ثَلَاثَ خِصَالٍ فَأَعْطَانِي اثْنَتَيْنِ وَمَنَعَنِي وَاحِدَةً سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَنَا بِمَا أَهْلَكَ بِهِ الْأُمَمَ قَبْلَنَا فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَنْ لَا يُظْهِرَ عَلَيْنَا عَدُوًّا مِنْ غَيْرِنَا فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَنْ لَا يَلْبِسَنَا شِيَعًا فَمَنَعَنِيهَا  

"صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا صَلاةً فَأَطَالَ فِيهَا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ، قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! لَقَدْ أَطَلْتَ الْيَوْمَ الصَّلاةَ، قَالَ: إِنَّى صَلَّيْتُ صَلاةَ رَغْبَةٍ وَرَهْبَةٍ، وَسَأَلْتُ اللهَ لأُمَّتِى ثَلاثًا، فَأَعْطَانِى اثْنَتَيْنِ وَرَدَّ عَلَىَّ وَاحِدَةً، سَأَلْتُهُ: أَنْ لا يُسَلِّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوّا مِنْ غَيْرِهِمْ، فَأَعْطَانِيهَا، وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لا يُهْلِكَهُمْ غَرْقًا، فَأعَطانيهَا، وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ (لا) يَجْعَلَ بَأسَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ، فَرُدَّتْ عَلَىَّ".