The Prophet ﷺ said, "Allah has roving angels who go beyond their assigned duties, seeking out gatherings of remembrance. When they find a gathering in which Allah is being remembered, they sit with the people and surround one another with their wings until they fill the space between the gathering and the lowest heaven. When the people disperse, the angels ascend and rise to heaven."He continued, "Allah
, though He knows best, asks them, 'Where have you come from?'They reply, 'We have come from servants of Yours on earth. They were glorifying You, magnifying You, declaring Your oneness, praising You, and asking of You.'He asks, 'And what were they asking of Me?'They say, 'They were asking You for Your Paradise.'He asks, 'And have they seen My Paradise?'They say, 'No, my Lord.'He says, 'Then how would it be if they had seen My Paradise?'They say, 'And they were seeking Your protection.'He asks, 'And from what were they seeking My protection?'They say, 'From Your Fire, my Lord.'He asks, 'And have they seen My Fire?'They say, 'No.'He says, 'Then how would it be if they had seen My Fire?'They say, 'And they were seeking Your forgiveness.'He says, 'I have forgiven them, granted them what they asked for, and given them refuge from what they sought refuge from.'They say, 'My Lord, among them is so-and-so, a sinful servant who was merely passing by and sat down with them.'He says, 'Him too I have forgiven. They are a people whose companion is not made wretched by sitting with them.'"
حدثنا محمد بن حاتم بن ميمون حدثنا بهز حدثنا وهيب حدثنا سهيل عن أبيه
عن النبي ﷺ قال إن لله تبارك وتعالى ملائكة سيارة فضلا يتتبعون مجالس الذكر فإذا وجدوا مجلسا فيه ذكر قعدوا معهم وحف بعضهم بعضا بأجنحتهم حتى يملئوا ما بينهم وبين السماء الدنيا فإذا تفرقوا عرجوا وصعدوا إلى السماء قال فيسألهم الله عز وجل وهو أعلم بهم من أين جئتم فيقولون جئنا من عند عباد لك في الأرض يسبحونك ويكبرونك ويهللونك ويحمدونك ويسألونك قال وماذا يسألوني قالوا يسألونك جنتك قال وهل رأوا جنتي قالوا لا أي رب قال فكيف لو رأوا جنتي قالوا ويستجيرونك قال ومم يستجيرونني قالوا من نارك يا رب قال وهل رأوا ناري قالوا لا قال فكيف لو رأوا ناري قالوا ويستغفرونك قال فيقول قد غفرت لهم فأعطيتهم ما سألوا وأجرتهم مما استجاروا قال فيقولون رب فيهم فلان عبد خطاء إنما مر فجلس معهم قال فيقول وله غفرت هم القوم لا يشقى بهم جليسهم