Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, said, “Allah Almighty has angels who travel the highways and by ways seeking out the people of dhikr. When they find people remembering Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, they call out
to one another, ‘Come to what you hunger for!’ and they enfold them with their wings stretching up to the lowest heaven.
Their Lord – who knows best – asks them, ‘What are My slaves saying?
They say, ‘They are glorifying You, proclaiming Your greatness,
praising You and magnifying You.’
He says, ‘Have they seen Me?’
They say, ‘No, by Allah, they have not seen You.’
He says, ‘How would it be if they were to see Me?’
They say, ‘If they were to see You, they would worship You even more intensely and magnify You even more intensely and glorify You even more intensely.’
He says, ‘What are they asking for?’
They say, ‘They are asking You for the Garden.’
He says, ‘Have they seen it?’
They say, ‘No, by Allah, O Lord, they have not seen it.’
He says, ‘How would it be if they were to see it?’
They say, ‘If they were to see it, they would yearn for it even more strongly and seek it even more assiduously and would have an even greater desire for it.’
He says, ‘What are they seeking refuge from?’
‘They are seeking refuge from the Fire.’
He says, ‘Have they seen it?’
He says, ‘How would it be if they were to see it?’
They say, ‘If they were to see it, they would flee from it even harder and have an even greater fear of it.’
He says, ‘I testify to you that I have forgiven them.’
One of angels says, ‘Among them is so-and-so who is not one of them. He came to get something he needed.’
He says, ‘They are sitting and the one sitting with them will not be disappointed.'”
In the variant of Muslim from Abu Hurayra is that the Prophet ﷺ , Said, “Allah also has angels who travel about seeking out gatherings of dhikr. When they find a gathering in which there is dhikr, they sit with them and cover one another with their wings until they fill up the space between them and the lowest heaven. When they separate, they rise and ascend to the heaven.
Allah, the Mighty and Majestic – and He knows best – asks them, ‘Where did you come from?’
They say, ‘We came from some of Your slaves in the earth who were glorifying You, proclaiming Your greatness, saying, ‘There is no god but Allah,’ praising You and supplicating You.’
He said, ‘What are they asking Me for?’
They say, ‘They are asking You for Your Garden.’
He said, ‘Have they seen My Garden?’
They say, ‘No, O Lord.’
He says, ‘How would it be if they were to see My Garden?’
They say, ‘They are seeking Your protection.’
They say, ‘From Your Fire, O Lord.’
He says, ‘Have they seen My Fire?’
They say, ‘No.’
He says, ‘How would it be if they were to see My Fire?’
They say, ‘And they are asking Your forgiveness.’
He says, ‘I have forgiven them and given them what they ask and I have granted them protection from what they seek protection from.’
They say, ‘O Lord, a certain slave is among them who just happened to be passing and sat down with them.’
He says, ‘I have forgiven him. They are such people that the one who sits with them will not be disappointed.’”