Imam Ahmad recorded that Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas said, We accompanied the Messenger
of Allah and passed by the Masjid of Bani Mu`awiyah. The Prophet went in and offered
a two Rak`ah prayer, and we prayed behind him. He supplicated to his Lord for a
long time and then said,
«سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي ثَلَاثًا: سَأَلْتُهُ
أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَ أُمَّتِي بِالْغَرَقِ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا، وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَ
أُمَّتِي بِالسَّنَةِ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا، وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يَجْعَلَ بَأْسَهُمْ
بَيْنَهُمْ فَمَنَعَنِيهَا»
(I asked my Lord for three: I asked Him not to destroy my Ummah (Muslims) by drowning
and He gave that to me. I asked Him not to destroy my Ummah by famine and He gave
that to me. And I asked Him not to make them taste the violence of one another,
but He did not give that to me.) Muslim, but not Al-Bukhari, recorded this Hadith
in the book on Fitan (trials) (of his Sahih).
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