[Machine] The Prophet صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ prayed a prayer in which he excelled in the bowing, prostration, and standing. I mentioned this to him and he said, "This is a prayer of desire and awe. I asked my Lord in it three times, and He gave me two of them and did not give me one. I asked Him that He not let my nation be destroyed by famine, so He gave me that. And I asked Him that He not let an enemy from outside them dominate over them, so He gave me that. And I asked Him that He not cause their destruction from fighting amongst themselves, so He prevented me from that."  

صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ صَلَاةً فَأَحْسَنَ فِيهَا الرُّكُوعَوَالسُّجُودَ وَالْقِيَامَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ صَلَاةُ رَغْبَةٍ وَرَهْبَةٍ سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي فِيهَا ثَلَاثًا فَأَعْطَانِي اثْنَتَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُعْطِنِي وَاحِدَةً سَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يَقْتُلَ أُمَّتِي بِسَنَةِ جُوعٍ فَيَهْلَكُوا فَأَعْطَانِي وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُسَلِّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوًّا مِنْ غَيْرِهِمْ فَأَعْطَانِي وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يَجْعَلَ بَأْسَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ فَمَنَعَنِي  

[Machine] I came to the Prophet ﷺ to seek him, but I was told that he had left. So I decided not to ask anyone until I found him standing in prayer. When he finished his prayer, I said, "You have indeed prayed a long prayer." He replied, "I prayed out of desire and fear. I asked Allah three things and He gave me two of them and prevented me from one. I asked Him not to destroy my nation by drowning and He granted it to me. I asked Him not to expose them to an enemy who is not from among them, and He granted it to me. And I asked Him not to cause discord among them, but instead, He returned it to me."  

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَطْلُبُهُ فَقِيلَ لِي خَرَجَ فَجَعَلْتُ لَا أَمُرُّ بِأَحَدٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مَرَّ قَبْلُ فَوَجَدْتُهُ قَائِمًا يُصَلِّي فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ قُلْتُ لَقَدْ صَلَّيْتَ صَلَاةً طَوِيلَةً قَالَ «إِنِّي صَلَّيْتُ رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً سَأَلْتُ اللهَ ثَلَاثًا فَأَعْطَانِيَ اثْنَتَيْنِ وَمَنَعَنِي وَاحِدَةً سَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَ أُمَّتِي غَرَقًا فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُظْهِرَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوًّا لَيْسَ مِنْهُمْ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يَجْعَلَ بَأْسَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ فَرَدَّهَا عَلَيَّ»