It is narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Rabi’a ibn Ka’b:
“Then help me to accomplish this for you by devoting yourself often to prostration.”
Rabi’a, a close companion, had only one request after serving the Prophet (ﷺ) at night: to accompany him in Paradise.
The Prophet (ﷺ) essentially taught that his companionship in the Hereafter is not a free gift, but a high rank earned by abundant worship.
To achieve this we must prostrate to Allah as much as we can.
