Sahih Muslim Book - 48, Hadith - 6857

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَرْحُومُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ، عَنْ أَبِي نَعَامَةَ السَّعْدِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، قَالَ: خَرَجَ مُعَاوِيَةُ عَلَى حَلْقَةٍ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَقَالَ : مَا أَجْلَسَكُمْ ؟ قَالُوا: جَلَسْنَا نَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ ، قَالَ آللَّهِ مَا أَجْلَسَكُمْ إِلاَّ ذَاكَ ؟ قَالُوا: وَاللَّهِ مَا أَجْلَسَنَا إِلاَّ ذَاكَ ، قَالَ: أَمَا إِنِّي لَمْ أَسْتَحْلِفْكُمْ تُهْمَةً لَكُمْ ، وَمَا كَانَ أَحَدٌ بِمَنْزِلَتِي مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَقَلَّ عَنْهُ حَدِيثًا مِنِّي ، وَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ عَلَى حَلْقَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ ، فَقَالَ: مَا أَجْلَسَكُمْ ؟ قَالُوا: جَلَسْنَا نَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ وَنَحْمَدُهُ عَلَى مَا هَدَانَا لِلإِسْلاَمِ ، وَمَنَّ بِهِ عَلَيْنَا ، قَالَ: آللَّهِ مَا أَجْلَسَكُمْ إِلاَّ ذَاكَ ؟ قَالُوا: وَاللَّهِ مَا أَجْلَسَنَا إِلاَّ ذَاكَ ، قَالَ: أَمَا إِنِّي لَمْ أَسْتَحْلِفْكُمْ تُهْمَةً لَكُمْ ، وَلَكِنَّهُ أَتَانِي جِبْرِيلُ فَأَخْبَرَنِي ، أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُبَاهِي بِكُمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ.

It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said: Mu'awiyah came out to a circle (gathering) in the Masjid and said: Why are you sitting here? They said: We are sitting to remember Allah. He said: By Allah, are you only sitting for that purpose? They said: By Allah, we are only sitting for that purpose. He said: I did not ask you to swear because I am accusing you. There is no one of my status in relation to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) who has narrated fewer Ahadith from him than me. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) came out to a circle of his Companions and said: "Why are you sitting here?" They said: "We are sitting to remember Allah, and praise Him for having guided us to Islam and blessed us with it." He said: "By Allah, are you only sitting for that purpose?" They said: "By Allah, we are only sitting for that purpose." He said: "I did not ask you to swear because I am accusing you, but Jibril came to me and told me that Allah was boasting of you to the angels."