Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 485
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، 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 الْفَجْرِ وَصَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ ثُمَّ يَعْرُجُ الَّذِينَ بَاتُوا فِيكُمْ فَيَسْأَلُهُمْ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِمْ كَيْفَ تَرَكْتُمْ عِبَادِي فَيَقُولُونَ تَرَكْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ وَأَتَيْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ " .
Qutaybah informed us, from Malik, from Abu al-Zinad, from al-A‘raj, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Angels come to you in succession by night and by day, and they gather at the Fajr and ‘Asr prayers. Then those who spent the night among you ascend, and He asks them—though He knows best—‘In what state did you leave My servants?’ They say: ‘We left them while they were praying, and we came to them while they were praying.’”
Translation notes
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ،
The English witness omits the full isnad.
Confirm the chain against the Arabic source.