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ahmad:6860Bahz > Sulaymān / Ibn al-Mughīrah > Thābit

[Machine] "Call upon My angels to bear witness. They (the angels) said: 'O Lord, how can we bear witness while the skies are seven and You are above them, and the Throne is above that?' He said: 'Indeed, when they say 'There is no god but Allah,' they obey. Then, Abdullah bin Amr said: 'We performed the sunset prayer or another prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Some people among us were waiting for the next prayer.' He approached us swiftly, walking as if I were watching his lower garment being lifted so that he could walk faster. He then came to us and said: 'Do you want the good news? Your Lord has commanded the open gate of the middle sky or the sky.' It opened and the angels boasted of you.' He said: 'Look at My servants, fulfilling their obligations, then waiting for the fulfillment of another obligation.'"  

أحمد:٦٨٦٠حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ حَدَّثَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنَ الشَّامِ وَكَانَ يَتْبَعُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ وَيَسْمَعُ قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَهُ فَلَقِيَ نَوْفًا فَقَالَ نَوْفٌ ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى قَالَ

لِمَلَائِكَتِهِ ادْعُوا لِي عِبَادِي قَالُوا يَا رَبِّ كَيْفَ وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ السَّبْعُ دُونَهُمْ وَالْعَرْشُفَوْقَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ إِنَّهُمْ إِذَا قَالُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ اسْتَجَابُوا قَالَ يَقُولُ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو صَلَّيْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الْمَغْرِبِ أَوْ غَيْرَهَا قَالَ فَجَلَسَ قَوْمٌ أَنَا فِيهِمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَ الصَّلَاةَ الْأُخْرَى قَالَ فَأَقْبَلَ إِلَيْنَا يُسْرِعُ الْمَشْيَ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَفْعِهِ إِزَارَهُ لِيَكُونَ أَحَثَّ لَهُ فِي الْمَشْيِ فَانْتَهَى إِلَيْنَا فَقَالَ أَلَا أَبْشِرُوا هَذَاكَ رَبُّكُمْ أَمَرَ بِبَابِ السَّمَاءِ الْوُسْطَى أَوْ قَالَ بِبَابِ السَّمَاءِ فَفُتِحَ فَفَاخَرَ بِكُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةَ قَالَ انْظُرُوا إِلَى عِبَادِي أَدَّوْا حَقًّا مِنْ حَقِّي ثُمَّ هُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَ أَدَاءَ حَقٍّ آخَرَ يُؤَدُّونَهُ