Caution: Translations of Quran and Ḥadīth may lead to possible misapplications and misinterpretations. This site is intended for students of sacred knowledge that are proficient in comprehending classical Arabic and have a strong foundation in Islamic sciences. Also note that religious injunctions rely on several aspects beyond what one may glean through reading individual aḥādīth.
ahmad:21606Ḥasan > Ibn Lahīʿah > Yazīd b. Abū Ḥabīb > Ibn Shimāsah > Zayd b. Thābit

[Machine] "While we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one day, he said 'Glad tidings for Sham, glad tidings for Sham.' I asked, 'What is the matter with Sham?' He replied, 'The angels are spreading their wings over Sham.'"  

أحمد:٢١٦٠٦حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِمَاسَةَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ

بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا حِينَ قَالَ طُوبَى لِلشَّامِ طُوبَى لِلشَّامِ قُلْتُ مَا بَالُ الشَّامِ؟ قَالَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ بَاسِطُو أَجْنِحَتِهَا عَلَى الشَّامِ  


See similar narrations below:

Collected by Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān
ahmad:21607Yaḥyá b. Isḥāq > Yaḥyá b. Ayyūb > Yazīd b. Abū Ḥabīb > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Shimāsah Akhbarahuʾan Zayd b. Thābit

[Machine] While we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , we were compiling the Qur'an from pieces of parchment. He said, "Glad tidings for Sham!" It was asked, "Why, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Verily, the angels of the Most Merciful are spreading their wings over it."  

أحمد:٢١٦٠٧حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ شِمَاسَةَ أَخْبَرَهُأَنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ

بَيْنَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ نُؤَلِّفُ الْقُرْآنَ مِنَ الرِّقَاعِ إِذْ قَالَ طُوبَى لِلشَّامِ قِيلَ وَلِمَ ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ مَلَائِكَةَ الرَّحْمَنِ بَاسِطَةٌ أَجْنِحَتَهَا عَلَيْهَا  

ذِكْرُ بَسْطِ الْمَلَائِكَةِ أَجْنِحَتَهَا عَلَى الشَّامِ لِسَاكِنِيهَا

ibnhibban:7304ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad b. Salm > Ḥarmalah b. Yaḥyá > Ibn Wahb > ʿAmr b. al-Ḥārith Wadhakar Ibn Salm Ākhar Maʿah > Yazīd b. Abū Ḥabīb > Ibn Shimāsah > Zayd b. Thābit

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said one day while we were with him, "Blessings be upon the Sham (region)." He said, "Indeed, the angels of the Most Merciful spread their wings over it."  

ابن حبّان:٧٣٠٤أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلْمٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ وَذَكَرَ ابْنُ سَلْمٍ آخَرَ مَعَهُ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِمَاسَةَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا وَنَحْنُ عِنْدَهُ «طُوبَى لِلشَّامِ» قَالَ «إِنَّ مَلَائِكَةَ الرَّحْمَنِ لَبَاسِطَةٌ أَجْنِحَتَهَا عَلَيْهِ»