Musnad Abi Ya'la 715 — Sayyiduna Sa'd saw one of his sons supplicating

It is narrated from a freed slave of Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) saw one of his sons supplicating in prayer like this: "(O Allah!) I ask You for Paradise, its fruits, its blessings and its maidens," and he asked for many such things, and: "I seek Your refuge from Hell, its chains, its iron collars and its blazing fire," and other such things, while Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) was listening. When he had finished his prayer, Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "You have asked for long blessings and sought refuge from a long evil, whereas I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'There will soon be people who transgress in supplication.'" And Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) recited this verse: "Call upon your Lord humbly and privately; indeed, He does not like the transgressors." The narrator said: I do not know whether he narrated this from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as his saying, or whether it is Sayyiduna Sa'd's (may Allah be pleased with him) own statement: "It is enough for you to say: 'As'aluka al-jannata wa ma qarraba ilayha min qawlin aw amal, wa a'udhu bika min al-nari wa ma qarraba ilayha min qawlin aw amal' ((O Allah!) I ask You for Paradise and for every word and deed that brings one near to it, and I seek Your refuge from Hell and from every word and deed that brings one near to it)."