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English translation
1320. Rabī'ah bin Ka'b Al-Aslamī said: “I would spend the night with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ,[1] and
would bring him his water for ablution, and (take care of) his needs. Once he said: 'Ask me (what you desire).' I said: 'Your companionship in Paradise.' He said: 'Anything else besides that?' I said: 'No, this is it.' So he said: 'Then help me with your (request) by plentiful prostrations.'" (Saḥīḥ)
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Footnotes
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[1] See An-Nasā'i no. 1619: “I used to stay over night at the Prophet’s ﷺ apartment” and with further explanation according to At-Tirmidhi no. 3416; “I would spend the night at the door of the Prophet ﷺ.” Muslim recorded similar to the version of the author, and versions similar to all of these were recorded by Ahmad.
Commentary
That is, I will intercede for you with Allāh to grant your wish, but you should worship much and prostrate much.