‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amir reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A man from my nation arises in the night to treat himself with purification. There are knots over him. If he washes his hands, a knot is unraveled. If he washes his face, a knot is unraveled. If he wipes his head, a knot is unraveled. If he washes his feet, a knot is unraveled. Allah Almighty will say to those in the Unseen: Behold this servant of mine, treating his soul and asking from me. Whatever this servant of mine asks me, he will have it.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 2619
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut
عن عقبة بن عامر عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي يَقُومُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يُعَالِجُ نَفْسَهُ إِلَى الطَّهُورِ وَعَلَيْهِ عُقَدٌ فَإِذَا وَضَّأَ يَدَيْهِ انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ فَإِذَا وَضَّأَ وَجْهَهُ انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ وَإِذَا مَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ وَإِذَا وَضَّأَ رِجْلَيْهِ انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلا لِلَّذِي وَرَاءَ الْحِجَابِ انْظُرُوا إِلَى عَبْدِي هَذَا يُعَالِجُ نَفْسَهُ لَيَسْأَلَنِي مَا سَأَلَنِي عَبْدِي هَذَا فَهُوَ لَهُ
2619 صحيح ابن حبان كتاب الصلاة فصل في قيام الليل
2555 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح في تخريج صحيح ابن حبان