عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ مَوْلَى بَنِي مَخْزُومٍ عَنْ خَادِمٍ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٍ أَوِ امْرَأَةٍ قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِمَّا يَقُولُ لِلْخَادِمِ: ((أَلَكَ حَاجَةٌ؟)) قَالَ: حَتَّى كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! حَاجَتِي، قَالَ: ((وَمَا حَاجَتُكَ؟)) قَالَ: حَاجَتِي أَنْ تَشْفَعَ لِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، قَالَ: ((وَمَنْ دَلَّكَ عَلَى هَٰذَا؟)) قَالَ: رَبِّي، قَالَ: ((فَإِمَّا لَا فَأَعِنِّي بِكَثْرَةِ السُّجُودِ))
Mawla of Banu Makhzum, Ziyad bin Abu Ziyad, narrates from a servant or maid of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say to his servant: "Do you have any need?" One day, this servant said: "O Messenger of Allah! I have a need." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What is your need?" He said: "My need is that you intercede for me on the Day of Resurrection." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And who guided you to this matter?" He said: "My Lord did." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If there is no alternative to this need, then help me by increasing your prostrations."