The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah has angels who roam the roads searching for people who remember Allah. When they find a group remembering Allah, they call out to one another, 'Come to what you have been seeking!' They then enfold them with their wings up to the lowest heaven.Their Lord, who knows better than they do, asks them, 'What are My servants saying?'They reply, 'They are glorifying You, magnifying You, praising You, and exalting You.'He asks, 'Have they seen Me?'They answer, 'No, by Allah, they have not seen You.'He says, 'And how would it be if they had seen Me?'They say, 'If they had seen You, they would have worshipped You more intensely, exalted You more greatly, and glorified You more abundantly.'He says, 'What are they asking Me for?'They reply, 'They are asking You for Paradise.'He says, 'And have they seen it?'They answer, 'No, by Allah, my Lord, they have not seen it.'He says, 'And how would it be if they had seen it?'They say, 'If they had seen it, they would be more eager for it, more earnest in seeking it, and greater in their longing for it.'He asks, 'And from what are they seeking refuge?'They reply, 'From the Fire.'He says, 'And have they seen it?'They answer, 'No, by Allah, my Lord, they have not seen it.'He says, 'And how would it be if they had seen it?'They say, 'If they had seen it, they would flee from it more urgently and fear it more deeply.'He says, 'I call you to witness that I have forgiven them.'One of the angels says, 'Among them is so-and-so who is not really one of them. He only came for some need.'He says, 'They are the companions whose companion is never made wretched.'"
قال رسول الله ﷺ: إن الله ملائكة يطوفون في الطرق يلتمسون أهل الذكر، فإذا وجدوا قوما يذكرون الله تنادوا: هلموا إلى حاجتكم. قال: فيحفونهم بأجنحتهم إلى السماء الدنيا، قال: فيسألهم ربهم وهو أعلم منهم: ما يقول عبادي؟ قالوا: يقولون: يسبحونك ويكبرونك ويحمدونك ويمجدونك. قال: فيقول: هل رأوني؟ قال: فيقولون لا والله ما رأوك. قال: فيقول: وكيف لو رأوني؟ قال: يقولون: لو رأوك كانوا أشد لك عبادة، وأشد لك تمجيدا، وأكثر لك تسبيحا. قال: يقول: فما يسألونني؟ قال: يسألونك الجنة قال: يقول: وهل رأوها؟ قال: يقولون لا والله يا رب ما رأوها. قال: يقول: فكيف لو أنهم رأوها؟ قال: يقولون لو أنهم رأوها كانوا أشد عليها حرصا، وأشد لها طلبا، وأعظم فيها رغبة. قال: فمم يتعوذون؟ قال: يقولون: من النار. قال: يقول: وهل رأوها؟ قال: يقولون: لا والله يا رب ما رأوها قال: يقول: فكيف لو رأوها؟ قال: يقولون: لو رأوها كانوا أشد منها فرارا وأشد لها مخافة. قال: فيقول: فأشهدكم أني قد غفرت لهم. قال: يقول ملك من الملائكة: فيهم فلان ليس منهم إنما جاء لحاجة؟ قال: هم الجلساء لا يشقى بهم جليسهم.