At a glance
The story
Al-Tirmidhi relates from Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him) that the Prophet ﷺ said that God said: Allah has roaming angels in the land beyond the recording ones; when they find people remembering Allah they call "come to what you seek," come and surround them up to the lowest heaven, and God says: what were My servants doing? They say: we left them praising You, magnifying You, declaring You one and seeking Your forgiveness — the last of what they say; then tranquility descends on them, mercy envelops them, the angels surround them, and God mentions them among those with Him. In Ibn Rajab's Forty commentary, from Abu Hurayra: whenever people gather remembering Allah, tranquility descends on them, mercy envelops them, the angels surround them, God mentions them among those with Him, and whoever is slow in deed is not hastened by lineage 1 Tirmidhi 3600 2 Forty 36.
The meaning
Notes
Connections
- Related to
- Muhammad· Abu Hurayra· Angels in Islam (mala'ika)· Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)· Remembrance of God (dhikr)· Tirmidhi 3600 — Angels seek the gatherings of remembrance· Arba'un 36 — whoever relieves a believer's distress· Muslim 2689 — Angels seek the gatherings of remembrance· Bukhari 6408 — Angels seek the gatherings of remembrance
- Mentioned in
- Arba'un 36 — whoever relieves a believer's distress· Bukhari 6408 — Angels seek the gatherings of remembrance· Muslim 2689 — Angels seek the gatherings of remembrance· Tirmidhi 3600 — Angels seek the gatherings of remembrance
People and things also explored
Muhammad· Muslim 2637 — When God loves a servant He calls Jibril: I love so-and-so, love him· Muslim 2699 — Whoever travels a path seeking knowledge, God eases for him a path to Paradise· Muwatta 472· Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim (lecture series)· Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)· Angels in Islam (mala'ika)· Bukhari 6408 — Angels seek the gatherings of remembrance
Sources
- Jami' al-Tirmidhi
- Jami' al-Ulum wal-Hikam — Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
- Sahih Muslim
- Sahih al-Bukhari
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islam.museum contributors. “Roaming angels seek out gatherings of remembrance”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/angels-seek-the-dhikr-gathering/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-11.
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