Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي بُكَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مَلَائِكَةً فُضُلًا يَتَّبِعُونَ مَجَالِسَ الذِّكْرِ يَجْتَمِعُونَ عِنْدَ الذِّكْرِ فَإِذَا مَرُّوا بِمَجْلِسٍ عَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ حَتَّى يَبْلُغُوا الْعَرْشَ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُمْ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ مِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ مِنْ عِنْدِ عَبِيدٍ لَكَ يَسْأَلُونَكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَيَتَعَوَّذُونَ بِكَ مِنْ النَّارِ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَكَ فَيَقُولُ يَسْأَلُونِي جَنَّتِي هَلْ رَأَوْهَا فَكَيْفَ لَوْ رَأَوْهَا وَيَتَعَوَّذُونَ مِنْ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ فَكَيْفَ لَوْ رَأَوْهَا فَإِنِّي قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَهُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا إِنَّ فِيهِمْ عَبْدَكَ الْخَطَّاءَ فُلَانًا مَرَّ بِهِمْ لِحَاجَةٍ لَهُ فَجَلَسَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أُولَئِكَ الْجُلَسَاءُ لَا يَشْقَى بِهِمْ جَلِيسُهُمْ حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا سُهَيْلٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مَلَائِكَةً سَيَّارَةً فُضُلًا يَلْتَمِسُونَ مَجَالِسَ الذِّكْرِ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ.
English Translation
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'Indeed, Allah the Almighty has angels who are supernumerary and who seek out gatherings of remembrance. They gather at places of remembrance, and when they pass by a gathering, they pile upon one another until they reach the Throne. Allah the Almighty says to them, though He knows best: Where have you come from? They say: From Your servants who ask You for Paradise, seek refuge in You from the Fire, and ask Your forgiveness. He says: They ask Me for My Paradise - have they seen it? How would it be if they saw it? And they seek refuge from the Fire of Hell - how would it be if they saw it? I have forgiven them. They say: Our Lord, among them is so-and-so, a sinful servant who merely passed by them for some need and sat with them. Allah the Almighty says: Those are the companions with whom no one who sits with them will be wretched.' Hasan ibn Musa narrated to us, Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, Suhayl narrated from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'Indeed, Allah the Almighty has roaming angels who are supernumerary, seeking out gatherings of remembrance,' and he mentioned something similar.