Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, the servant seeks the pleasure of Allah Almighty and continues to be occupied in it, so Allah Almighty says to Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him): 'So-and-so, My servant, wishes to please Me. Behold, My mercy is upon him.' Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him) says: 'May the mercy of Allah Almighty be upon so-and-so.' Then the angels who bear the Throne say the same, and the angels around them say the same, until the inhabitants of the seven heavens say the same; then it is sent down to the earth."
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except for Maymun bin Ajlan, and he is thiqah (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب التوبة / 17539
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الاوسط (1262) اخرجه احمد فى المسند (279/5) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 21895، وأخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 1262»