Hadith 961:96
Ubaydah ibn Humayd narrated to us, Sulayman al-A’mash narrated to me, from Raja’ al-Ansari, from Abdullah ibn Shaddad, from Mu’adh ibn Jabal, who said: I came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, seeking him. It was said to me: "He went out earlier." He said: I did not pass by anyone except that they said: "He passed by earlier," until I passed by and found him standing, praying. He said: So I came until I stood behind him. He said: He prolonged the prayer. When he finished the prayer, I said: "O Messenger of Allah, you have prayed a long prayer." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "Indeed, I prayed a prayer of hope and fear. I asked Allah for three things; He granted me two and withheld one from me. I asked Him that He not destroy my nation by drowning, and He granted it to me. I asked Him that He not let an enemy from outside them prevail over them, and He granted it to me. And I asked Him that He not cause them to fight among themselves, but He refused it to me."
حدثنا عبيدة بن حميد، حدثني سليمان الأعمش، عن رجاء الأنصاري، عن عبد الله بن شداد، عن معاذ بن جبل قال: أتيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أطلبه. فقيل لي: خرج قبل. قال: فجعلت لا أمر بأحد إلا قال: مر قبل حتى مررت فوجدته قائما يصلي. قال: فجئت حتى قمت خلفه قال: فأطال الصلاة فلما قضى الصلاة. قال: قلت: يا رسول الله، لقد صليت صلاة طويلة. فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " إني صليت صلاة رغبة ورهبة، سألت الله ثلاثا فأعطاني اثنتين ومنعني واحدة، سألته أن: لا يهلك أمتي غرقا فأعطانيها، وسألته أن لا يظهر عليهم عدوا ليس منهم فأعطانيها، وسألته أن لا يجعل بأسهم بينهم فردها علي "