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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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(The angels shake hands with you in the streets): Does it indicate that angels can descend to a person and be in his service?

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The questioner : This is a continuation of the question.
So the angels shake hands with you in the streets فصافحتكم الملائكة في الطرقات
This may be a doubt for them.

The Shaykh : No, this hadith neither denies nor affirms that. The hadith our brother mentions is originally about a man from the Companions named Hanzalah. This Hanzalah was among the most intelligent of the Companions and among their worshippers. One day he reflected and found himself as if he had two faces: when he was in the gathering of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), his soul would become pure and he would be cut off from the world and what is in it. But when he left the gathering of the Messenger and returned to his home and his children, his state would change. He thought that there was hypocrisy in him. So one day he was seen leaving his house, walking in the street, and calling out at the top of his voice:
Hanzalah is a hypocrite, Hanzalah is a hypocrite. And then he met Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) نافق حنظلة نافق حنظلة، وإذا به يلتقي مع أبي بكر الصديق رضي الله تعالى عنه
He was undoubtedly heavier in weight than Hanzalah. He said:
What is the matter with you, O Hanzalah? He said: What is the matter with us? We are in the presence of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and we forget the world and what is in it. But when we part from him, we mix with wealth, children, and women. Abu Bakr said: I am like you. Let us go to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He was walking and calling out, "Hypocrite, hypocrite," until he reached the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: What is the matter with you, O Hanzalah? He said: What is the matter with us, O Messenger of Allah? We are in your presence and we forget the world and what is in it. Then when we part from you, we mix with wealth and children. He (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him) said: - Here is the point - If you were to remain as you are in my presence, the angels would shake hands with you in the streets ما لك يا حنظلة ؟ قال: ما لي نكون بين يدي الرسول عليه السلام فننسى الدنيا ومن فيها فإذا فارقناه عافسنا الأولاد والأموال والنساء ، قال أبو بكر، وأنا مثلكم هيا إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، وهو يمشي وينادي نافق نافق حتى وصل إلى الرسول عليه السلام قال له الرسول عليه السلام، ما لك يا حنظلة ؟ قال: ما لي يا رسول الله نكون بين يديك ننسى الدنيا ومن فيها ثم إذا فارقناك خالطنا الأموال والأولاد فقال عليه الصلاة والسلام: - هنا الشاهد - لو أنكم تدومون كما تكونون عندي لصافحتكم الملائكة في الطرقات
If you were to remain in that state, no one would be able to remain in that state.
The audience : And the Companions

The Shaykh : Yes, and the Companions.
If you were to remain as you are in my presence, the angels would shake hands with you in the streets. But O Hanzalah, an hour for you and an hour for your Lord لو أنكم تدومون كما تكونون عندي لصافحتكم الملائكة في الطرقات ولكن يا حنظلة ساعة وساعة
An hour for you and an hour for your Lord. This is as the common people say, "An hour for you and an hour for your Lord," but they expand it more than necessary by including in "an hour for you" doing whatever you wish of what is forbidden and what is not forbidden. So this hadith is an argument against them, not for them.
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