Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Allah Almighty sent an angel to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and Jibril (peace be upon him) was with him. The angel said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Allah Almighty has given you the choice whether you want to be a Prophet who is a king or a Prophet who is a servant. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) looked towards Jibril (peace be upon him), as though he (peace and blessings be upon him) were consulting him. Jibril (peace be upon him) gestured that he should adopt humility, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I want to be a Prophet who is a servant."
The narrator states that after these words he (peace and blessings be upon him) never again ate food while reclining until he met Allah Almighty.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 13327