Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 31097 — Book of Supplication

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that Sayyidah Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her), the pure wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), was supplicating one day: "O Allah, let me continue to benefit for a long time from my husband the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), my father Abu Sufyan and my brother Mu'awiyah." Abdullah said: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have asked Allah on behalf of people whose times of death have been fixed, whose days have been counted, and whose provisions have been apportioned. Allah will never bring anything forward before its appointed time, nor will He delay anything past its appointed time. If you had asked Allah in this way: 'Protect me from the punishment of Hell, and protect me from the punishment of the grave,' that would have been better and more virtuous for you."