Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ مِخْرَاقٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبَايَةَ عَنْ مَوْلًى لِسَعْدٍ أَنَّ سَعْدًا سَمِعَ ابْنًا لَهُ يَدْعُو وَهُوَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَنَعِيمَهَا وَإِسْتَبْرَقَهَا وَنَحْوًا مِنْ هَذَا وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ النَّارِ وَسَلَاسِلِهَا وَأَغْلَالِهَا فَقَالَ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَ اللَّهَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا وَتَعَوَّذْتَ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرٍّ كَثِيرٍ وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ قَوْمٌ يَعْتَدُونَ فِي الدُّعَاءِ وَقَرَأَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ { ادْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِينَ } وَإِنَّ حَسْبَكَ أَنْ تَقُولَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ النَّارِ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ.
English Translation
Sa'd heard his son supplicating: 'O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and its delights and its silk brocade' and similar things, 'and I seek refuge in You from the Fire and its chains and shackles.' Sa'd said: 'You have asked Allah for much good and sought refuge from much evil. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: There will come a people who will be excessive in supplication. It suffices you to say: O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and whatever brings me closer to it in word and deed, and I seek refuge in You from the Fire and whatever brings me closer to it in word and deed.'