Help me with much prostration

Narrated by Rabi'ah ibn Ka'b al-Aslami

I used to stay with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and bring him water for wudu. He said to me: "Ask." I said: "I ask to be your companion in Paradise." He said: "Anything else?" I said: "Only that." He said: "Then help me to help you by prostrating much."

Sahih Muslim 489

What this hadith teaches

Even the companionship of the Prophet ﷺ in Paradise needs our own effort: much prayer.

Reference and grade

Found in

• Sahih Muslim 489

Grade

Sahih (in Sahih Muslim)

Narrator

Rabi'ah ibn Ka'b al-Aslami

Chapter

How to pray