Tirmidhi Book 48, Hadith 3600

حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَوْ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَلَائِكَةً سَيَّاحِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فُضُلًا عَنْ كُتَّابِ النَّاسِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِذَا وَجَدُوا أَقْوَامًا يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ تَنَادَوْا:‏‏‏‏ هَلُمُّوا إِلَى بُغْيَتِكُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَيَجِيئُونَ فَيَحُفُّونَ بِهِمْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ:‏‏‏‏ عَلَى أَيِّ شَيْءٍ تَرَكْتُمْ عِبَادِي يَصْنَعُونَ ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ:‏‏‏‏ تَرَكْنَاهُمْ يَحْمَدُونَكَ،‏‏‏‏ وَيُمَجِّدُونَكَ،‏‏‏‏ وَيَذْكُرُونَكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَيَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ فَهَلْ رَأَوْنِي ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَيَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ فَكَيْفَ لَوْ رَأَوْنِي ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَيَقُولُونَ:‏‏‏‏ لَوْ رَأَوْكَ لَكَانُوا أَشَدَّ تَحْمِيدًا،‏‏‏‏ وَأَشَدَّ تَمْجِيدًا،‏‏‏‏ وَأَشَدَّ لَكَ ذِكْرًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَيَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ وَأَيُّ شَيْءٍ يَطْلُبُونَ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَيَقُولُونَ:‏‏‏‏ يَطْلُبُونَ الْجَنَّةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَيَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ وَهَلْ رَأَوْهَا ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَيَقُولُونَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَيَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ فَكَيْفَ لَوْ رَأَوْهَا ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَيَقُولُونَ:‏‏‏‏ لَوْ رَأَوْهَا كَانُوا لَهَا أَشَدَّ طَلَبًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَشَدَّ عَلَيْهَا حِرْصًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَيَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ فَمِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ يَتَعَوَّذُونَ ؟ قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ يَتَعَوَّذُونَ مِنَ النَّارِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَيَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ هَلْ رَأَوْهَا ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَيَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ فَكَيْفَ لَوْ رَأَوْهَا ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ:‏‏‏‏ لَوْ رَأَوْهَا كَانُوا مِنْهَا أَشَدَّ هَرَبًا،‏‏‏‏ وَأَشَدَّ مِنْهَا خَوْفًا،‏‏‏‏ وَأَشَدَّ مِنْهَا تَعَوُّذًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَيَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ فَإِنِّي أُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنِّي قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَهُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَيَقُولُونَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ فِيهِمْ فُلَانًا الْخَطَّاءَ لَمْ يُرِدْهُمْ إِنَّمَا جَاءَهُمْ لِحَاجَةٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَيَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ هُمُ الْقَوْمُ لَا يَشْقَى لَهُمْ جَلِيسٌ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى:‏‏‏‏ هَذَا حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ مِنْ غَيْرِ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ.

Abu Hurairah or Abu Sa`eed Al-Khudri narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Indeed, Allah has angels who go about on the earth in addition to the Kuttab of people. So when they find groups of people remembering Allah, they call to one another: ‘Come to that which you have been seeking.’ They will come and cover them up to the lowest heaven. Allah will say: ‘What were My worshippers doing when you left them?’ They will say: ‘We left them as they were praising You, glorifying You, and remembering You.’” He (ﷺ) said: “So He will say: ‘Have they seen Me?’ They say: ‘No.’” He (ﷺ) said: “So He will say: ‘How would it be had they seen Me?’ They will say: ‘Had they seen You, they would have been more ardent in praise of You, more ardent in glorification of You, more ardent in remembrance of You.’” He (ﷺ) said: “So He will say: ‘And what do they seek?’” He (ﷺ) said: “They will say: ‘They seek Paradise.’” He (ﷺ) said: “So He will say: ‘So have they seen it?’” He (ﷺ) said: “So they will say: ‘No.’” He (ﷺ) said: “So He will say: ‘So how would it be had they seen it?’” He (ﷺ) said: “They will say: ‘Had they seen it, they would be more ardent in seeking it, and more eager for it.’” He (ﷺ) said: “So He will say: ‘So from what thing do they seek refuge?’ They will say: ‘They seek refuge from the Fire.’” He (ﷺ) said: “So He will say: ‘And have they seen it?’ So they will say: ‘No.’” He (ﷺ) said: “So He will say: ‘So how would it be had they seen it?’ So they will say: ‘Had they seen it, they would be more ardent in fear of it, and more ardent in seeking refuge from it.’” He (ﷺ) said: “So He will say: ‘So I do call You to witness that I have forgiven them.’ So they will say: ‘Indeed among them is so-and-so, a sinner, he did not intend them, he only came to them for some need.’ So He will say: ‘They are the people, that none who sits with them shall be miserable.’”