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Sahih Bukhari 7481 — Angels Submit to Allah’s Command
“Intercession with Him profits not, except for him whom He permits….’
وَلَمْ يَقُلْ مَاذَا خَلَقَ رَبُّكُمْ، وَقَالَ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ: {مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ} وَقَالَ مَسْرُوقٌ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ إِذَا تَكَلَّمَ اللَّهُ بِالْوَحْيِ سَمِعَ أَهْلُ السَّمَوَاتِ شَيْئًا، فَإِذَا فُزِّعَ عَنْ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَسَكَنَ الصَّوْتُ عَرَفُوا أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ وَنَادَوْا مَاذَا قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ قَالُوا الْحَقَّ. وَيُذْكَرُ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «يَحْشُرُ اللَّهُ الْعِبَادَ فَيُنَادِيهِمْ بِصَوْتٍ يَسْمَعُهُ مَنْ بَعُدَ كَمَا يَسْمَعُهُ مَنْ قَرُبَ أَنَا الْمَلِكُ، أَنَا الدَّيَّانُ».
Hadith About Angels and Allah’s Command in Heaven
Sahih Bukhari : 7481
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7481
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ الأَمْرَ فِي السَّمَاءِ ضَرَبَتِ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ بِأَجْنِحَتِهَا خُضْعَانًا لِقَوْلِهِ، كَأَنَّهُ سِلْسِلَةٌ عَلَى صَفْوَانٍ ـ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ وَقَالَ غَيْرُهُ صَفَوَانٍ ـ يَنْفُذُهُمْ ذَلِكَ، فَإِذَا فُزِّعَ عَنْ قُلُوبِهِمْ قَالُوا مَاذَا قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ قَالُوا الْحَقَّ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَبِيرُ ". قَالَ عَلِيٌّ وَحَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، بِهَذَا. قَالَ سُفْيَانُ قَالَ عَمْرٌو سَمِعْتُ عِكْرِمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ،. قَالَ عَلِيٌّ قُلْتُ لِسُفْيَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عِكْرِمَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ نَعَمْ. قُلْتُ لِسُفْيَانَ إِنَّ إِنْسَانًا رَوَى عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ يَرْفَعُهُ أَنَّهُ قَرَأَ فُزِّعَ. قَالَ سُفْيَانُ هَكَذَا قَرَأَ عَمْرٌو فَلاَ أَدْرِي سَمِعَهُ هَكَذَا أَمْ لاَ، قَالَ سُفْيَانُ وَهْىَ قِرَاءَتُنَا.
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When Allah ordains something on the Heaven the angels beat with their wings in obedience to His Statement which sounds like that of a chain dragged over a rock.His Statement: "Until when the fear is banished from their hearts, the Angels say, 'What was it that your Lord said?' 'They reply, '(He has said) the Truth. And He is the Most High, The Great. " (34.23)
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7481In-book reference : Book 97, Hadith 107USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 93, Hadith 573
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7481
This hadith about angels describes what happens when Allah ordains a matter in heaven. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said the angels beat their wings in obedience to His statement. The sound is compared to a chain dragged over a rock. When fear is removed from their hearts, they ask what their Lord said, and the answer is: “The Truth. And He is the Most High, the Great.” The hadith connects directly to the verse mentioned in the translation. Its message is centered on obedience, awe, and the truth of Allah’s speech. It does not ask the reader to picture more than the words provide.
What we learn from this hadith
- The angels are described as obeying Allah’s command.
- Allah’s statement is described as truth.
- The hadith links fear, awe, and submission in the heavens.
- The names Most High and Great are affirmed in the narration.
