Sayyiduna Mu’adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went out, so I also went out searching for him. Whenever I passed by someone, I would ask him about the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he would reply that he (peace and blessings be upon him) had just passed by a little while ago. Until I passed by a place and found him (peace and blessings be upon him) praying. I waited for him (peace and blessings be upon him) until he completed his prayer, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) performed a long prayer. I said,“(O Messenger of Allah,) I saw you performing a very long prayer; I have never seen you pray like this before.”He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Indeed, I performed a prayer of hope and fear. I asked Allah, the Exalted, for three things; He granted me two of my supplications and did not grant one. I asked Him not to destroy my Ummah by drowning, so He granted me this supplication. And I asked Him not to impose their enemy over them, so He granted me this supplication as well. And I asked Him that there not be fighting among themselves, but He rejected this supplication.”