Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: We left Makkah with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for Al-Madinah, and when we were near 'Azwara,' he ﷺ alighted (from his riding-camel) raised his hands in supplication to Allah for a while and prostrated himself. He remained for a long time in prostration. Then he stood up and raised his hands for a while, after which he prostrated himself (again), and remained for a long time in prostration. Then he stood up and raised his hands for a while, after which he prostrated himself for the third time. Then he ﷺ said, "I supplicated my Rabb and made intercession for my Ummah, and He granted me one-third of them. So I again prostrated myself in gratitude to my Rabb. Then I raised my head and supplicated my Rabb for my Ummah, and He granted me another third of them. Again I raised my head and supplicated my Rabb for my Ummah and He granted me the last third of them. So I fell into prostration out of gratitude before my Rabb". Abu Dawud.