English translation
[6839] 25 - (2689) It was narrated from Abû Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Allâh, Blessed and Exalted is He, has angels who travel about, with no other task but to seek out gatherings of Adh-Dhikr (remembrance of Allâh). When they find a gathering in which Allâh is remembered, they sit with them, and encircle them with their wings, until they fill the space between earth and the first heaven. When they part, they (the angels) ascend to the heaven, and Allâh, Glorified and Exalted is He, asks them, although He knows best: 'From where have you come?' They say: 'We have come from some of Your slaves on earth, who were Glorifying You, proclaiming Your Greatness, proclaiming Your Oneness, Praising You and asking of You.' He says: 'What are they asking of Me?' They say: 'They are asking You for Your Paradise.' He says: 'Have they seen My Paradise?' They say: No, O Our Lord. He says: 'And what if they saw My Paradise?' They say: 'And they are seeking Your protection.' He says: 'From what are they seeking My protection?' They say: 'From Your Fire, O Lord.' He says: 'And what if they saw My Fire?' They say: 'And they are asking You for forgiveness.' He says: 'I have forgiven them, and given them what they asked for, and granted them protection from that which they sought My protection.' They say: 'Lord, among them is so-and-so, a sinner who was merely passing by, then he sat with them.' He says: 'Him too I have forgiven. They are people whose companion will not be miserable.'"