Mishkat al-Masabih 2278

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Abu Sa‘id reported: Mu‘awiyah came upon a circle in the mosque and asked, ‘What has brought you together?’ They said, ‘We are sitting here remembering God.’ He asked, ‘By God, is that the only reason you are sitting here?’ They said, ‘By God, nothing else has brought us together.’ He said, ‘I did not make you swear because I suspected you. No one in my position was less frequent than I in reporting hadiths from the Messenger of God (peace be upon him). The Messenger of God once came upon a circle of his Companions and asked, “What has brought you together here?” They said, “We are sitting here remembering God and praising Him for guiding us to Islam and bestowing it upon us.” He asked, “By God, is that the only reason you are sitting here?” They said, “By God, nothing else has brought us together.” He said, “I did not make you swear because I suspected you. Rather, Gabriel came to me and told me that God, Mighty and Majestic, boasts of you to the angels.”’ Muslim transmitted it. The Arabic source grades it sahih (al-Albani).