Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 31443 — Book of the Remembrance of Allah

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) came to a circle gathered in the mosque and said: "What has made you sit here?" The people said: "We are remembering Allah and praising Allah that He guided us through Islam and favoured us with Islam." Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah said: "By Allah, are you truly sitting for this purpose?" The people said: "By Allah, we are sitting only for this reason." Then Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah said: "I did not put you on oath out of any suspicion, and no one who holds a position like mine with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) narrates fewer hadith from him than I do. Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to a circle of the Companions and said: 'What has made you sit here?' The Companions said: 'We are sitting, remembering Allah and praising Him that Allah granted us the guidance of Islam and favoured us through it.' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'By Allah, are you truly sitting for this?' The Companions said: 'By Allah, we are sitting only for this reason.' Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'I did not put you on oath out of any suspicion, but Jibril came to me and told me that Allah, the Lord of Might, is boasting of you before the angels.'"