Narrated by Abu Hurairah
The angels keep praying for one of you as long as he stays in the place where he prayed, as long as he does not break his wudu. They say: "O Allah, forgive him. O Allah, have mercy on him."
Sahih al-Bukhari 445
What this hadith teaches
Sitting a few minutes after the prayer for dhikr, instead of rushing out, earns the dua of the angels.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (in Sahih al-Bukhari)
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
- Chapter
- The masjid
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
الْمَلاَئِكَةُ تُصَلِّي عَلَى أَحَدِكُمْ مَا دَامَ فِي مُصَلاَّهُ الَّذِي صَلَّى فِيهِ، مَا لَمْ يُحْدِثْ، تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْهُ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 445, as given on sunnah.com.