Fath al-Rabbani

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that I was performing prayer when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by me and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O son of Umm Abd! Ask whatever you wish in supplication, it will be granted to you. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) tried to outdo each other in conveying this glad tidings to me. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says that in whatever matter Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) competed with me, he always surpassed me. Both of them asked Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) what supplication he had made that night. He replied that I made such a supplication which I am not willing to abandon. I said: O Allah! I ask You for blessings that never perish, for the coolness of the eyes that never ends, and for the companionship of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) in the highest Paradise, the Paradise of Eternity. (O Allah! I ask You for such blessings that never fade, for such coolness of the eyes that never ceases, and for the companionship of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the highest ranks of Paradise, the Paradise of Eternity.)