The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, during the year of the expedition to Tabuk, rose at night to pray. Some men from among his companions gathered behind him to guard him. When he had finished his prayer and turned to them, he said to them, "I have been given five things tonight that no one before me was given.As for me, I have been sent to all people in general, whereas those before me were sent only to their own people.I have been aided against the enemy through terror. If a month's journey lay between me and them, they would be filled with terror from it.The spoils of war have been made lawful for me to consume, whereas those before me regarded eating them as a grave matter and used to burn them.The earth has been made a place of prayer and a means of purification for me. Wherever the time of prayer overtakes me, I wipe with it and pray, whereas those before me considered that a serious matter and would only pray in their churches and synagogues.And the fifth, what is it? It was said to me, 'Ask, for every prophet has asked.' So I deferred my request until the Day of Resurrection. It is for you and for whoever bears witness that there is no god but Allah."
أن رسول الله ﷺ عام غزوة تبوك قام من الليل يصلي، فاجتمع وراءه رجال من أصحابه يحرسونه، حتى إذا صلى وانصرف إليهم، فقال لهم: لقد أعطيت الليلة خمسا ما أعطيهن أحد قبلي، أما أنا فأرسلت إلى الناس كلهم عامة، وكان من قبلي إنما يرسل إلى قومه، ونصرت على العدو بالرعب، ولو كان بيني وبينهم مسيرة شهر لملئ منه رعبا، وأحلت لي الغنائم آكلها، وكان من قبلي يعظمون أكلها كانوا يحرقونها، وجعلت لي الأرض مساجد وطهورا، أينما أدركتني الصلاة تمسحت وصليت، وكان من قبلي يعظمون ذلك، إنما كانوا يصلون في كنائسهم وبيعهم، والخامسة هي ما هي؟ قيل لي: سل فإن كل نبي قد سأل، فأخرت مسألتي إلى يوم القيامة، فهي لكم ولمن شهد أن لا إله إلا الله.
Ahmad narrated it (7068) from Qutayba bin Saeed, who said, Bakr bin Mudar narrated to us, from Ibn Hadi, from Amr bin Shuayb, from his father, from his grandfather, and he related it.Its isnad is hasan because of Amr bin Shuayb, for his hadith is hasan.