Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ تَجْتَمِعُ مَلَائِكَةُ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ وَصَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ قَالَ فَيَجْتَمِعُونَ فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ قَالَ فَتَصْعَدُ مَلَائِكَةُ اللَّيْلِ وَتَثْبُتُ مَلَائِكَةُ النَّهَارِ قَالَ وَيَجْتَمِعُونَ فِي صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ قَالَ فَيَصْعَدُ مَلَائِكَةُ النَّهَارِ وَتَثْبُتُ مَلَائِكَةُ اللَّيْلِ قَالَ فَيَسْأَلُهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ كَيْفَ تَرَكْتُمْ عِبَادِي قَالَ فَيَقُولُونَ أَتَيْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ وَتَرَكْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا قَدْ قَالَ فِيهِ فَاغْفِرْ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الدِّينِ.
English Translation
Mu'awiyah ibn 'Amr narrated to us, he said: Za'idah narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet (peace be upon him) who said: "The angels of the night and the day gather at the Fajr prayer and the 'Asr prayer. They gather at the Fajr prayer, then the angels of the night ascend and the angels of the day remain. And they gather at the 'Asr prayer, then the angels of the day ascend and the angels of the night remain. Their Lord asks them: 'How did you leave My servants?' They say: 'We came to them while they were praying, and we left them while they were praying.'" Sulayman said: "I do not think he said anything other than: 'Forgive them on the Day of Judgment.'"