عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:
'An Abi Hurayrata radiyallahu 'anhu, 'ani-n-Nabiyyi sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam qala:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (ﷺ), who said:
إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى مَلَائِكَةً سَيَّارَةً فُضُلًا، يَتَتَبَّعُونَ مَجَالِسَ الذِّكْرِ.
Inna lillahi tabaraka wa ta'ala mala'ikatan sayyaratan fudula, yatatabbi'una majalis-adhdhikr.
Allah (glorified and exalted be He) has supernumerary angels who rove about seeking out gatherings of remembrance.
فَإِذَا وَجَدُوا مَجْلِسًا فِيهِ ذِكْرٌ، قَعَدُوا مَعَهُمْ، وَحَفَّ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا بِأَجْنِحَتِهِمْ، حَتَّى يَمْلَأُوا مَا بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا.
Fa-idha wajadu majlisan fihi dhikrun, qа'adu ma'ahum, wa haffa ba'duhum ba'dan bi-ajnihahum, hatta yamla'u ma baynahum wa bayna-s-sama'i-d-dunya.
When they find a gathering in which Allah's name is being invoked, they sit with them and fold their wings round each other, filling that which is between them and the lowest heaven.
فَإِذَا انْصَرَفُوا عَرَجُوا وَصَعِدُوا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ.
Fa-idha-nsarafu 'araaju wa sa'idu ila-s-sama'.
When the people in the gathering depart, the angels ascend and rise up to heaven.
فَيَسْأَلُهُمْ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِمْ: مِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتُمْ؟
Fayasaluhumu-llahu 'azza wa jalla wa huwa a'lamu bihim: Min ayna ji'tum?
Then Allah (mighty and sublime be He) asks them — though He is most knowing about them: From where have you come?
فَيَقُولُونَ: جِئْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ عِبَادٍ لَكَ فِي الْأَرْضِ، يُسَبِّحُونَكَ وَيُكَبِّرُونَكَ وَيُهَلِّلُونَكَ وَيَحْمَدُونَكَ وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ.
Fayaqulun: Ji'na min 'indi 'ibadin laka fi-l-ard, yusabbihunaka wa yukabbirunaka wa yuhallilunaka wa yahmadunaka wa yas'alunaka.
And they say: We have come from some servants of Yours on Earth: they were glorifying You, exalting You, bearing witness that there is no god but You, praising You and asking favours of You.
قَالَ: وَمَا يَسْأَلُونِي؟ قَالُوا: يَسْأَلُونَكَ جَنَّتَكَ. قَالَ: وَهَلْ رَأَوْا جَنَّتِي؟ قَالُوا: لَا أَيْ رَبِّ. قَالَ: فَكَيْفَ لَوْ رَأَوْا جَنَّتِي!
Qala: wa ma yas'alunani? Qalu: yas'alunaka jannatak. Qala: wa hal ra'aw jannati? Qalu: la ayyа Rabb. Qala: fakayfa law ra'aw jannati!
He says: And what do they ask of Me? They say: They ask of You Your Paradise. He says: And have they seen My Paradise? They say: No, O Lord. He says: And how would it be were they to have seen My Paradise!
قَالُوا: وَيَسْتَجِيرُونَكَ. قَالَ: وَمِمَّ يَسْتَجِيرُونِي؟ قَالُوا: مِنْ نَارِكَ يَا رَبِّ. قَالَ: وَهَلْ رَأَوْا نَارِي؟ قَالُوا: لَا. قَالَ: فَكَيْفَ لَوْ رَأَوْا نَارِي!
Qalu: wa yastajirунaka. Qala: wa mimma yastajiruni? Qalu: min narika ya Rabb. Qala: wa hal ra'aw nari? Qalu: la. Qala: fakayfa law ra'aw nari!
They say: And they ask protection of You. He says: From what do they ask protection of Me? They say: From Your Hell-fire, O Lord. He says: And have they seen My Hell-fire? They say: No. He says: And how would it be were they to have seen My Hell-fire!
قَالُوا: وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَكَ. فَيَقُولُ: قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَهُمْ، وَأَعْطَيْتُهُمْ مَا سَأَلُوا، وَأَجَرْتُهُمْ مِمَّا اسْتَجَارُوا.
Qalu: wa yastaghfirунaka. Fayaqul: qad ghafart lahum, wa a'taytuhum ma sa'alu, wa ajarтuhum mimma-stajaru.
They say: And they ask for Your forgiveness. Then He says: I have forgiven them, and I have bestowed upon them what they have asked for, and I have granted them sanctuary from that from which they asked protection.
يَقُولُونَ: رَبِّ فِيهِمْ فُلَانٌ، عَبْدٌ خَطَّاءٌ إِنَّمَا مَرَّ فَجَلَسَ مَعَهُمْ.
Yaqulun: Rabbi fihim fulan, 'abdun khatta'un innama marra fajалasa ma'ahum.
They say: O Lord, among them is So-and-so, a much-sinning servant who was merely passing by and sat down with them.
فَيَقُولُ: وَلَهُ غَفَرْتُ؛ هُمْ الْقَوْمُ، لَا يَشْقَى بِهِمْ جَلِيسُهُمْ.
Fayaqul: wa lahu ghafart; humu-l-qawm, la yashqa bihim jalisuhum.
And He says: And to him too I have given forgiveness — he who sits with such people shall not suffer.
رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ (وَكَذَلِكَ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ).
Rawahu Muslimun (wa kadhalika-l-Bukhari wa-t-Tirmidhi wa-n-Nasa'i).
It was related by Muslim (also by al-Bukhari, at-Tirmidhi, and an-Nasa'i).
Arabic
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى مَلَائِكَةً سَيَّارَةً فُضُلًا، يَتَتَبَّعُونَ مَجَالِسَ الذِّكْرِ. فَإِذَا وَجَدُوا مَجْلِسًا فِيهِ ذِكْرٌ، قَعَدُوا مَعَهُمْ، وَحَفَّ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا بِأَجْنِحَتِهِمْ، حَتَّى يَمْلَأُوا مَا بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا. فَإِذَا انْصَرَفُوا عَرَجُوا وَصَعِدُوا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ. فَيَسْأَلُهُمْ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِمْ: مِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتُمْ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ: جِئْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ عِبَادٍ لَكَ فِي الْأَرْضِ، يُسَبِّحُونَكَ وَيُكَبِّرُونَكَ وَيُهَلِّلُونَكَ وَيَحْمَدُونَكَ وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ. قَالَ: وَمَا يَسْأَلُونِي؟ قَالُوا: يَسْأَلُونَكَ جَنَّتَكَ. قَالَ: وَهَلْ رَأَوْا جَنَّتِي؟ قَالُوا: لَا أَيْ رَبِّ. قَالَ: فَكَيْفَ لَوْ رَأَوْا جَنَّتِي! قَالُوا: وَيَسْتَجِيرُونَكَ. قَالَ: وَمِمَّ يَسْتَجِيرُونِي؟ قَالُوا: مِنْ نَارِكَ يَا رَبِّ. قَالَ: وَهَلْ رَأَوْا نَارِي؟ قَالُوا: لَا. قَالَ: فَكَيْفَ لَوْ رَأَوْا نَارِي! قَالُوا: وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَكَ. فَيَقُولُ: قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَهُمْ، وَأَعْطَيْتُهُمْ مَا سَأَلُوا، وَأَجَرْتُهُمْ مِمَّا اسْتَجَارُوا. يَقُولُونَ: رَبِّ فِيهِمْ فُلَانٌ، عَبْدٌ خَطَّاءٌ إِنَّمَا مَرَّ فَجَلَسَ مَعَهُمْ. فَيَقُولُ: وَلَهُ غَفَرْتُ؛ هُمْ الْقَوْمُ، لَا يَشْقَى بِهِمْ جَلِيسُهُمْ. رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ (وَكَذَلِكَ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ).
Pronunciation
'An Abi Hurayrata radiyallahu 'anhu, 'ani-n-Nabiyyi sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam qala: Inna lillahi tabaraka wa ta'ala mala'ikatan sayyaratan fudula, yatatabbi'una majalis-adhdhikr. Fa-idha wajadu majlisan fihi dhikrun, qа'adu ma'ahum, wa haffa ba'duhum ba'dan bi-ajnihahum, hatta yamla'u ma baynahum wa bayna-s-sama'i-d-dunya. Fa-idha-nsarafu 'araaju wa sa'idu ila-s-sama'. Fayasaluhumu-llahu 'azza wa jalla wa huwa a'lamu bihim: Min ayna ji'tum? Fayaqulun: Ji'na min 'indi 'ibadin laka fi-l-ard, yusabbihunaka wa yukabbirunaka wa yuhallilunaka wa yahmadunaka wa yas'alunaka. Qala: wa ma yas'alunani? Qalu: yas'alunaka jannatak. Qala: wa hal ra'aw jannati? Qalu: la ayyа Rabb. Qala: fakayfa law ra'aw jannati! Qalu: wa yastajirунaka. Qala: wa mimma yastajiruni? Qalu: min narika ya Rabb. Qala: wa hal ra'aw nari? Qalu: la. Qala: fakayfa law ra'aw nari! Qalu: wa yastaghfirунaka. Fayaqul: qad ghafart lahum, wa a'taytuhum ma sa'alu, wa ajarтuhum mimma-stajaru. Yaqulun: Rabbi fihim fulan, 'abdun khatta'un innama marra fajалasa ma'ahum. Fayaqul: wa lahu ghafart; humu-l-qawm, la yashqa bihim jalisuhum. Rawahu Muslimun (wa kadhalika-l-Bukhari wa-t-Tirmidhi wa-n-Nasa'i).
English
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (ﷺ), who said: Allah (glorified and exalted be He) has supernumerary angels who rove about seeking out gatherings of remembrance. When they find a gathering in which Allah's name is being invoked, they sit with them and fold their wings round each other, filling that which is between them and the lowest heaven. When the people in the gathering depart, the angels ascend and rise up to heaven. Then Allah (mighty and sublime be He) asks them — though He is most knowing about them: From where have you come? And they say: We have come from some servants of Yours on Earth: they were glorifying You, exalting You, bearing witness that there is no god but You, praising You and asking favours of You. He says: And what do they ask of Me? They say: They ask of You Your Paradise. He says: And have they seen My Paradise? They say: No, O Lord. He says: And how would it be were they to have seen My Paradise! They say: And they ask protection of You. He says: From what do they ask protection of Me? They say: From Your Hell-fire, O Lord. He says: And have they seen My Hell-fire? They say: No. He says: And how would it be were they to have seen My Hell-fire! They say: And they ask for Your forgiveness. Then He says: I have forgiven them, and I have bestowed upon them what they have asked for, and I have granted them sanctuary from that from which they asked protection. They say: O Lord, among them is So-and-so, a much-sinning servant who was merely passing by and sat down with them. And He says: And to him too I have given forgiveness — he who sits with such people shall not suffer. It was related by Muslim (also by al-Bukhari, at-Tirmidhi, and an-Nasa'i).