Reports on gatherings of remembrance

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection Allah Almighty will say: 'Soon the people of the Gathering will know who the people of honour are.'" It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, who are the people of honour?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Those of the gatherings of remembrance in the mosques."
Ahmad recorded it with two chains, one of which is hasan (good). Abu Ya'la also
recorded it likewise.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whenever some people gather to remember Allah, seeking by it nothing but His pleasure, a caller calls out to them from the sky: 'Rise, forgiven, for your evil deeds have been changed into good deeds.'"
Ahmad, Abu Ya'la, al-Bazzar and Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat recorded it; its chain contains Maymun al-Mara'i, whom a group declared trustworthy, and there is weakness in him. The rest of Ahmad's narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Whenever Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him) met any man from among the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he would say: "Come, let us believe in our Lord for a while (that is, let us remember Him for a while)." One day he said this to a man, and the man became angry. He went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, have you not seen Ibn Rawahah? He turns people away from your faith towards the faith of an hour!" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May Allah Almighty have mercy on Ibn Rawahah! He loves the gatherings over which the angels take pride."
Ahmad recorded it, and its chain is hasan (good).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him), who was making remembrance with his companions (that is, admonishing them). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are a group with whom Allah Almighty has commanded me to keep myself." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "And keep yourself patiently with those who call upon their Lord morning and evening", up to: "and whose affair has exceeded all bounds." (The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:) "As for the number of you sitting here, the same number of angels sit with such people. If they glorify Allah, the angels glorify Him too; if they praise Allah, the angels praise Him too; and if they declare the greatness of Allah, the angels declare His greatness too. Then those angels ascend to the presence of the Lord, and the Lord knows better than them. The angels say: 'O our Lord, Your servants were glorifying You, so we glorified You too; they were declaring Your greatness, so we declared Your greatness too; they were praising You, so we praised You too.' Then our Lord says: 'O My angels, I make you witnesses that I have forgiven them.' The angels say: 'Among them was such-and-such a sinful person.' Then Allah Almighty says: 'They (the people of remembrance) are such people that the one who sits with them is not left wretched (that is, deprived).'"
Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Saghir; its chain contains Muhammad bin Hammad al-Kufi, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Suhayl bin Hanzalah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whenever some people sit in a gathering remembering Allah, then when they rise it is said to them: 'Rise, for Allah Almighty has forgiven your sins, and your evil deeds have been changed into good deeds.'"
Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains al-Mutawakkil bin Abd al-Rahman, the father of Muhammad bin Abi al-Sari, whom I do not know. The rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to us and said: "O people, Allah Almighty sends out companies of angels who glorify Allah Almighty and stop at the gatherings of remembrance on the earth, so take something to eat from the gardens of Paradise." The people said: "O Messenger of Allah, where are the gardens of Paradise?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The gatherings of remembrance. Remember Allah morning and evening, and remember Him in your hearts as well. Whoever would like to know what his standing is with Allah Almighty should examine what the greatness of Allah Almighty is in his own sight, for Allah Almighty places the servant in the same position with Himself as the servant places Allah Almighty within himself."
Abu Ya'la, al-Bazzar and Tabarani in al-Awsat recorded it; its chain contains Umar bin Abdullah, the freed slave of Ufrah, whom more than one declared trustworthy while a group called him da'if (weak). Their narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty has angels who roam about, seeking out the circles of remembrance. When they come to those circles, they surround them. Then they send their envoy to the sky, to the presence of the Lord of Might, and they say: 'O our Lord, we came to some of Your servants who were acknowledging the greatness of Your blessings, reciting Your Book, sending blessings upon Your Prophet Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and asking You for (the good of) this world and the Hereafter.' The Lord says: 'Cover them with My mercy!' The angels say: 'O our Lord, among them was such-and-such a sinful person; he only came to them for a little while.' The Lord says: 'Cover them with My mercy! For they are companions such that the one who sits with them is not left wretched (that is, deprived).'"
Al-Bazzar recorded it by way of Za'idah bin Abi al-Ruqad from Ziyad al-Numayri; both of them were declared trustworthy despite their weakness, so this chain becomes hasan (good).

Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection Allah Almighty will raise some people on whose faces there will be light, and they will be on pulpits made of pearls, and people will envy them; they will be neither prophets nor martyrs." The narrator says: A Bedouin knelt down on his knees and said: "O Messenger of Allah, describe them to us so that we may recognise them." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They will be people who love one another for the sake of Allah Almighty, from different tribes and different lands, who gather for the remembrance of Allah and remember Him."
Tabarani recorded it, and its chain is hasan (good).

Sayyiduna Amr bin Abasah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "(On the Day of Resurrection) on the right of the Most Merciful (and both His hands are right) there will be men who are neither prophets nor martyrs. The radiance of their faces will overwhelm the gaze of those who look, and the prophets and martyrs will envy them for their seat and their nearness to Allah Almighty." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, who will they be?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They will be people from various tribes who gather for the remembrance of Allah, and pick out the finest words just as one who eats dates picks out and eats the finest dates."
Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Ubadah bin al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about women gathering together, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no good in their gathering, except for remembrance or a funeral. The example of their gathering, when they gather, is like that of a smith: when iron is put into the fire and it becomes hot, it is struck, and its sparks burn everything they fall upon."
Tabarani recorded it by way of Yahya bin Ishaq from Sayyiduna Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him), and Yahya did not live in the time of Sayyiduna Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him). The rest of its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, what is the spoil of the gatherings of remembrance?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The spoil of the gatherings of remembrance is Paradise, Paradise."
Ahmad and Tabarani recorded it; Ahmad's chain is hasan (good).