Mu’awiyah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to a gathering of his Companions, saying, “Why are you sitting?” They said, “We are sitting to remember Allah, to praise him for guiding us to Islam and for blessing us with it.” The Prophet said, “Are you only sitting like this for the sake of Allah?” They said, “By Allah, we are only sitting for this reason.” The Prophet said, “Surely, I would not ask for your oath because I doubt you, but rather Gabriel has told me that Allah Almighty is boasting of you before the angels.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2701
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim
عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ قال إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ عَلَى حَلْقَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ مَا أَجْلَسَكُمْ قَالُوا جَلَسْنَا نَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ وَنَحْمَدُهُ عَلَى مَا هَدَانَا لِلْإِسْلَامِ وَمَنَّ بِهِ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ آللَّهِ مَا أَجْلَسَكُمْ إِلَّا ذَاكَ قَالُوا وَاللَّهِ مَا أَجْلَسَنَا إِلَّا ذَاكَ قَالَ أَمَا إِنِّي لَمْ أَسْتَحْلِفْكُمْ تُهْمَةً لَكُمْ وَلَكِنَّهُ أَتَانِي جِبْرِيلُ فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُبَاهِي بِكُمْ الْمَلَائِكَةَ
2701 صحيح مسلم كتاب الذكر والدعاء والتوبة والاستغفار باب فضل الاجتماع على تلاوة القرآن وعلى الذكر
