Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Allah has Angels who roam the roads, seeking out those who remember Him.

“Allah has Angels who roam the roads, seeking out those who remember Him. So, if they find those who remember Allah, they call out: ‘Come see what you’re looking for!’ and the Angels encircle them with their wings up to the sky.

The Angels reply: ‘They say: subhan Allah, Allahu Akbar, and al-hamdu lil-Lah.’

Allah then says: ‘Did they see Me?’
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The Angels reply: ‘No! By Allah, they didn’t see You.’

Allah says: ‘How it would have been if they saw Me?’

The Angels reply: ‘If they saw You, they would worship You more devoutly and praise You more, and declare Your freedom from any resemblance to anything more often.’

Allah will Say: ‘What do they ask Me for?’

The Angels reply: ‘They ask You for Paradise.’

Allah says: ‘Did they see it?’

The Angels say: ‘No! By Allah, O Lord! They did not see it.’

Allah says: ‘How it would have been if they saw it?’

The Angels say: ‘If they saw it, they would have greater desire for it, and would seek it with greater zeal.’

Allah says: ‘From what do they seek refuge?’

The Angels reply: ‘They seek refuge from the Fire.’

Allah says: ‘Did they see it?’

The Angels say: ‘No, by Allah, O Lord! They did not see it.’

Allah says: ‘How it would have been if they saw it?’

The Angels say: ‘If they saw it, they would flee from it swiftly, and would have extreme fear of it.’

Then, Allah says: ‘I make you witnesses that I have Forgiven them.’

One of the Angels would then say: ‘There was such and such a person amongst them, and he was not one of them. Rather, he had just come for some need of his.’

Allah would then say: ‘These are people whose companions will not be saddened.’”

[Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 6408]

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