Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 3223
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الْمَلاَئِكَةُ يَتَعَاقَبُونَ، مَلاَئِكَةٌ بِاللَّيْلِ وَمَلاَئِكَةٌ بِالنَّهَارِ، وَيَجْتَمِعُونَ فِي صَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ، ثُمَّ يَعْرُجُ إِلَيْهِ الَّذِينَ بَاتُوا فِيكُمْ، فَيَسْأَلُهُمْ وَهْوَ أَعْلَمُ، فَيَقُولُ كَيْفَ تَرَكْتُمْ {عِبَادِي} فَيَقُولُونَ تَرَكْنَاهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ، وَأَتَيْنَاهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ ".
Abu al-Yaman informed us: Shuʿayb informed us: Abu al-Zinad narrated to us, from al-Aʿraj, from Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Angels take turns among you: angels by night and angels by day. They gather at the Fajr and ʿAsr prayers. Then those who spent the night among you ascend to Him. He asks them—though He knows best—“How did you leave My servants?” They say, “We left them praying when we came to them, and we left them praying when we departed from them.”’
Translation notes
The English witness appends a report about saying “Amin” and forgiveness; that material is not present in this Arabic text.