Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ حَدَّثَنِي قَتَادَةُ عَنْ عَبَّاسٍ*الْجُشَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «سُورَةٌ فِي الْقُرْآنِ ثَلَاثُونَ آيَةً تَسْتَغْفِرُ لِصَاحِبِهَا حَتَّى يُغْفَرَ لَهُ تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ»
English Translation
Ahmad bin Ali bin al-Muthanna narrated to us, Wahb bin Jarir narrated to us, my father narrated to us, al-A'mash narrated to us from Abu Sufyan from Jabir who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Will you not form rows as the angels form rows before their Lord?' We said: O Messenger of Allah, how do the angels form rows before their Lord? He said: 'They complete the first rows and close the gaps in the rows.'