[Machine] I used to serve the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the day, and when night fell, I would go to the door of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and stay there. I would continuously hear him saying, "Subhan Allah, Subhan Rabbi (Glory be to Allah, Glory be to my Lord)." until my eyes closed and I fell asleep. One day he said, "O Rabi'ah, ask me for something, and I will give it to you." I said, "Wait for me until I look and remember that this worldly life is temporary and will come to an end." So I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I ask you to pray to Allah to protect me from the Fire and to admit me to Paradise." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ remained silent for a while and then said, "Who asked you to ask for this?" I said, "No one asked me, but I knew that this worldly life is temporary and will come to an end, and you are with Allah in the position that you are in, so I thought it best to ask you to pray to Allah." He said, "Indeed, I will do so, but help me by performing a lot of prostrations."  

كُنْتُ أَخْدُمُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَارِي فَإِذَا كَانَ اللَّيْلُ أَوَيْتُ إِلَى بَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَبَتُّ عِنْدَهُ فَلَا أَزَالُ أَسْمَعُهُ يَقُولُ «سُبْحَانَ اللهِ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي» حَتَّى أَمَلُّ أَوْ تَغْلِبَنِي عَيْنِي فَأَنَامُ فَقَالَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ «يَا رَبِيعَةُ سَلْنِي فَأُعْطِيَكَ» قُلْتُ أَنْظِرْنِي حَتَّى أَنْظُرَ وتَذَكَرْتُ أَنَّ الدُّنْيَا فَانِيَةٌ مُنْقَطِعَةٌ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَسْأَلُكَ أنْ تَدْعُوَ اللهَ أَنْ يُجَنِّبَنِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَيُدْخِلَنِي الْجَنَّةَ فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ «مَنْ أَمَرَكَ بِهَذَا؟» قُلْتُ مَا أَمَرَنِي بِهِ أَحَدٌ وَلَكِنِّي عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ الدُّنْيَا مُنْقَطِعَةٌ فَانِيَةٌ وَأَنْتَ مِنَ اللهِ بِالْمَكَانِ الَّذِي أَنْتَ بِهِ أَحْبَبْتُ أنْ تَدْعُوَ اللهَ قَالَ «إِنِّي فَاعِلٌ فَأَعِنِّي بِكَثْرَةِ السُّجُودِ»