People in Gatherings of Durood Enveloped in the Mercy of Allah Ta‘ala

عن سيدنا أنس رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن لله سيارة من الملائكة يطلبون حلق الذكر فإذا أتوا عليهم حفّوا بهم ثم بعثوا رائدهم إلى السماء إلى رب العزة تبارك وتعالى فيقولون ربنا أتينا على عباد من عبادك يعظمون آلاءك ويتلون كتابك ويصلون على نبيك صلى الله عليه وسلم ويسئلونك لآخرتهم وديناهم فيقول تبارك وتعالى: غشوهم رحمتي فيقولون يا رب إن فيهم فلانا الخطاء إنما اغتبقهم اغتاقا فيقول تبارك وتعالى: غشوهم رحمتي فهم الجلساء لا يشقى بهم جليسهم (مسند البزار، الرقم: ٦٤٩٤، وسنده حسن كما في القول البديع صـ ٢٦٧)

Hazrat Anas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “There is a group of angels of Allah Ta’ala that continue to roam throughout the earth, searching for the gatherings of zikr (gatherings of the remembrance of Allah Ta’ala). When they find such a gathering, they throng around it. Thereafter, they send the leading angels among them to the sky (to report to Allah Ta’ala). These angels say to Allah Ta’ala, “O our Lord! We have come to a group of Your servants who regard Your favours as a great bounty upon them, recite Your kitaab, send Durood upon Your Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and they beg You for their needs relating to the Aakhirah and dunya.” Allah Ta’ala replies, “Envelop them in My mercy.” The angels then submit, “O Lord! Among them is so-and-so, who is a great sinner, and he only arrived at the ending of the gathering.” Allah Ta’ala says, “Envelop all the people of this gathering (including him) in My mercy, for the people in this gathering are such that no person who joins them will be unfortunate and deprived of My mercy.”