وعن أَبي هريرة - ﵁ - قَالَ: قَالَ رسول الله - ﷺ: «يَتَعَاقَبُونَ فِيكُمْ مَلاَئِكَةٌ بِاللَّيْلِ، وَمَلاَئِكَةٌ بِالنَّهَارِ، وَيجْتَمِعُونَ في صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ وَصَلاَةِ العَصْرِ، ثُمَّ يَعْرُجُ الَّذِينَ بَاتُوا فِيكُمْ، فَيَسْأَلُهُمُ اللهُ - وَهُوَ أعْلَمُ بِهِمْ - كَيْفَ تَرَكْتُمْ عِبَادي؟ فَيقُولُونَ: تَرَكْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ، وَأتَيْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ». متفقٌ عَلَيْهِ.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Angels take turns among you by night and angels by day, and they gather together at the dawn prayer and the afternoon prayer. Then those who spent the night among you ascend, and Allah asks them — though He knows them best — 'How did you leave My servants?' and they reply, 'We left them while they were praying, and we came to them while they were praying.'" Agreed upon.