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Sahih Bukhari 7486 — Angels Gather at Fajr and Asr
The Talk of the Lord with Jibril and Allah’s Call for the angels
وَقَالَ مَعْمَرٌ: {وَإِنَّكَ لَتُلَقَّى الْقُرْآنَ} أَيْ يُلْقَى عَلَيْكَ، وَتَلَقَّاهُ أَنْتَ أَيْ تَأْخُذُهُ عَنْهُمْ، وَمِثْلُهُ: {فَتَلَقَّى آدَمُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ كَلِمَاتٍ}.
Hadith About Angels at Fajr and Asr Prayer
Sahih Bukhari : 7486
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7486
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " يَتَعَاقَبُونَ فِيكُمْ مَلاَئِكَةٌ بِاللَّيْلِ وَمَلاَئِكَةٌ بِالنَّهَارِ، وَيَجْتَمِعُونَ فِي صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ وَصَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ، ثُمَّ يَعْرُجُ الَّذِينَ بَاتُوا فِيكُمْ فَيَسْأَلُهُمْ وَهْوَ أَعْلَمُ كَيْفَ تَرَكْتُمْ عِبَادِي فَيَقُولُونَ تَرَكْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ، وَأَتَيْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ ".
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "There are angels coming to you in succession at night, and others during the day, and they all gather at the time of `Asr and Fajr prayers. Then the angels who have stayed with you overnight ascend (to the heaven) and He (Allah) asks them though He perfectly knows their affairs. 'In what state have you left my slaves?' They say, 'When we left them, they were praying and when we came to them they were praying.' "
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7486In-book reference : Book 97, Hadith 112USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 93, Hadith 578
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7486
This hadith about Fajr and Asr prayer shows the honor of these prayer times. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said angels come among people in succession: some at night and some during the day. They gather at the time of Fajr and Asr. Then the angels who spent the night ascend, and Allah asks them, though He knows best, how they left His servants. They answer that they left them praying and came to them while they were praying. The hadith gives a strong reason to value these prayers. It shows worship being witnessed by angels, while Allah already knows the state of His servants.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fajr and Asr are prayer times where angels gather.
- The angels report finding Allah’s servants in prayer.
- Allah asks while He already knows their state.
- Being steady in prayer is shown as a blessed condition.
