1448 – It is also narrated from Abu Saʿīd (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “No people sit together remembering Allah without the angels surrounding them, mercy enveloping them, tranquility descending upon them, and Allah mentioning them among those who are with Him.” Narrated by Muslim.

1449 – Abu Wāqid al-Hārith ibn ʿAwf (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting in the mosque and the people were with him, three men approached. Two of them came toward the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, while one turned away. All three halted before him: one of the two noticed an opening in the circle and sat down in it; the other sat behind the gathering; the third walked off. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished, he said, “Shall I tell you about these three? As for the first, he sought shelter with Allah, so Allah granted him shelter. The second felt shy, so Allah was shy with him. The third turned away, so Allah turned away from him.” Agreed upon.

[Commentary]
These two ḥadiths are among those cited by the author (may Allah have mercy on him) in Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn. In the first, the Prophet ﷺ informs us that whenever a group gathers to remember Allah Most High, tranquility descends upon them, mercy covers them, the angels encircle them, and Allah mentions them among those who are with Him. This highlights the virtue of assembling for the remembrance of Allah, yet it does not necessarily follow that—