Hadith 1938

Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "We left Makkah with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) heading toward Madinah. When we were near Azwaza, he dismounted, raised his hands, and supplicated to Allah for a while. Then he fell into prostration and remained in it for a long time. He then stood, raised his hands again, and supplicated for a while. He fell into prostration again and remained in it for a long time. He repeated this a third time. Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, 'I asked my Lord and interceded for my Ummah, and He granted me one-third of my Ummah. So I fell into prostration in gratitude to my Lord. Then I raised my head and asked my Lord for my Ummah again, and He granted me another third. I fell into prostration in gratitude to my Lord. Then I raised my head and asked my Lord for my Ummah once more, and He granted me the final third. I fell into prostration in gratitude to my Lord.'"