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ahmad:9151Muʿāwiyah b. ʿAmr > Zāʾidah > al-Aʿmash > Abū Ṣāliḥ > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said: "The angels of the night and the angels of the day gather together during the Fajr (dawn) prayer and the Asr (afternoon) prayer. They gather during the Fajr prayer, and the angels of the night ascend while the angels of the day remain steadfast. And they gather during the Asr prayer, and the angels of the day ascend while the angels of the night remain steadfast. Then their Lord asks them, 'How did you leave My servants?' They answer, 'We came to them while they were praying, and we left them while they were praying.' Solomon said, 'I only know about it because it was mentioned in it.' So forgive them on the Day of Judgment."  

أحمد:٩١٥١حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ تَجْتَمِعُ مَلَائِكَةُ اللَّيْلِ وَمَلَائِكَةُ النَّهَارِ فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ وَصَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ قَالَ فَيَجْتَمِعُونَ فِيصَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ قَالَ فَتَصْعَدُ مَلَائِكَةُ اللَّيْلِ وَتَثْبُتُ مَلَائِكَةُ النَّهَارِ قَالَ وَيَجْتَمِعُونَ فِي صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ قَالَ فَيَصْعَدُ مَلَائِكَةُ النَّهَارِ وَتَثْبُتُ مَلَائِكَةُ اللَّيْلِ قَالَ فَيَسْأَلُهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ كَيْفَ تَرَكْتُمْ عِبَادِي؟ قَالَ فَيَقُولُونَ أَتَيْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ وَتَرَكْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا قَدْ قَالَ فِيهِ فَاغْفِرْ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الدِّينِ  


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ذِكْرُ اسْتِغْفَارِ الْمَلَائِكَةِ لِمُصَلِّي صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ وَالْغَدَاةِ فِي الْجَمَاعَةِ

ibnhibban:2061Aḥmad b. ʿAlī b. al-Muthanná > Abū Khaythamah > Jarīr > al-Aʿmash > Abū Ṣāliḥ > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The angels of the day and the angels of the night come down amongst you when the Fajr prayer is established. They witness the prayer with you and the angels of the night remain with you until the angels of the day come. Then Allah asks them, while He is most knowledgeable about what you have left behind, 'What did My servants leave behind while they were engaged in prayer?' They reply, 'We found them praying and we left them praying.' So, I assumed that they were saying, 'O Allah! Forgive them their sins on the Day of Reckoning.'"  

ابن حبّان:٢٠٦١أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَتَعَاقَبُونَ فِيكُمْ إِذَا كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ الْفَجْرِ نَزَلَتْ مَلَائِكَةُ النَّهَارِ فَشَهِدَتْ مَعَكُمُ الصَّلَاةَ جَمِيعًا وَصَعِدَتْ مَلَائِكَةُ اللَّيْلِ وَمَكَثَتْ مَعَكُمْ مَلَائِكَةُ النَّهَارِ فَيَسْأَلُهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ مَا تَرَكْتُمْ عِبَادِي يَصْنَعُونَ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ جِئْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ وَتَرَكْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ قَالَ فَحَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ فَاغْفِرْ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الدِّينِ»