Keep me close to you in Paradise

RabīꜤa al-Aslamī رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ was a Companion of the Prophet and one of the of the Aṣḥāb al-Ṣuffa. He served the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and had the honour of accompanying him in residence and travel.

He narrates:

I used to spend the night close to the room of the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم (so that if he needed water for wudu or a miswak, I could present it).

The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم had this blessed habit, that whenever he awoke during the night, he would say: سُبْحٰنَ اللہِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْن،سُبْحٰنَ اللہِ وَبِحَمْدِہٖ.^[1]

He also relates:

Once, when the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم awoke from sleep, I presented water for wudu, a miswak, and whatever he required.

He then declared, سَلْ - “Ask!”

I replied, اَسْاَلُکَ مُرَافَقَتَکَ  فِیْ الْجَنَّۃِ - “I ask you to make me your neighbour in Paradise.”^[2]

Although RabīꜤa رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ had requested everything by asking to be close to the Prophet in Paradise; our Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is the most generous of the generous, and the way he displays his generosity is unmatched by anybody.

RabīꜤa رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ had asked to be the Prophet’s neighbour in Paradise, and the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, اَوَ غَیْرَ ذٰلِکَ - “Is there anything else?” The