Arabic (Original)
وَسَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ رَجُلَانِ مِنْ أُمَّتِي يَقُومُ أَحَدُهُمَا اللَّيْلَ يُعَالِجُ نَفْسَهُ إِلَى الطَّهُورِ وَعَلَيْهِ عُقَدُهُ فَيَتَوَضَّأُ فَإِذَا وَضَّأَ يَدَيْهِ انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ وَإِذَا وَضَّأَ وَجْهَهُ انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ وَإِذَا مَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ وَإِذَا وَضَّأَ رِجْلَيْهِ انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِلَّذِينَ وَرَاءَ الْحِجَابِ انْظُرُوا إِلَى عَبْدِي هَذَا يُعَالِجُ نَفْسَهُ يَسْأَلُنِي مَا سَأَلَنِي عَبْدِي فَهُوَ لَهُ.
English Translation
And I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "There are two men from my community: one of them rises at night, striving to prepare himself for purification while his knots are still upon him, so he performs ablution; when he washes his hands a knot is loosened, when he washes his face a knot is loosened, when he wipes over his head a knot is loosened, and when he washes his feet a knot is loosened. Then Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says to those behind the veil: 'Look at this servant of Mine, striving with himself, asking Me for what he asks of Me — it is his.'"