During the year of the expedition to Tabuk, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose at night to pray. Some men from among his companions gathered behind him to keep watch over him. When he had finished his prayer and turned toward them, he said to them, "Tonight I have been granted five things that no one before me was granted.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 fear. Even if a month's journey lay between me and them, their hearts would be filled with terror.The spoils of war have been made lawful for me to eat, whereas those before me considered eating them a grave matter and would burn them.The earth has been made for me a place of prayer and a means of purification. Wherever the time of prayer overtakes me, I wipe myself clean and pray, whereas those before me considered this a serious matter and would only pray in their churches and synagogues.And the fifth, what a thing it is. I was told, '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.
Imam Ahmad (7068) narrated it 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 chain is hasan because of Amr bin Shuayb, for his hadiths are hasan.