Riyad as-Salihin, 365
Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said to Jibril (Gabriel), "What prevents you from visiting us more frequently?" Thereupon was revealed the Ayah: "(The angels say:) 'And we (angels) descend not except by the Command of your Rubb. To Him belongs what is before us and what is behind us, and what is between those two". (19:64) <b>[Al- Bukhari]</b>.
وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال: قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لجبريل: ما يمنعك أن تزورنا أكثر مما تزورنا؟" فنزلت :{وما نتنزل إلا بأمر ربك له ما بين أيدينا وما خلفنا وما بين ذلك} ((رواه البخاري)).
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- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 365
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) A Muslim is encouraged to ask good people to visit him at his home, in order to get the benefit of their company.<br>
2) The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) loved Gabriel, since he communicated to him the revelation that carried guidance and light.<br>
3) The angels do not act or descend except by the command of Allah Almighty. Such should be the attitude of the believer; he should not embark on something unless he has learned the judgment of Allah Almighty and His Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) concerning it, so that his affairs would be compliant with the command of Allah Almighty and the command of His Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him).