At a glance
«يتعاقبون فيكم ملائكة بالليل وملائكة بالنهار ويجتمعون في صلاة الفجر وصلاة العصر ثم يعرج الذين باتوا فيكم فيسألهم وهو أعلم بهم كيف تركتم عبادي فيقولون تركناهم وهم يصلون وأتيناهم وهم يصلون .»
A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources
Connections
People and things also explored
Angels alternate among you by night and by day· The angels boast of you· The angels say: My Lord, that is Your servant who intends an evil deed — You know him best· Roaming angels seek out gatherings of remembrance· Were it not for your sins the angels would visit you in your houses· Bukhari 555 — Angels take turns among you: how did you leave My servants· Bukhari 3223 — Angels take turns among you: how did you leave My servants· Bukhari 3470 — The man who killed a hundred and the righteous town
Sources
- Sunan al-Nasaʼi
- hadith-api (fawazahmed0): open hadith editions
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islam.museum contributors. “Nasa'i 485 — Angels take turns among you: how did you leave My servants”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/nasai-0485/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-11.
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