Sahih al-Jami al-Saghir — Hadith 2173

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"Indeed, Allah Almighty has certain angels, besides the angels who write down the deeds of people, who roam about the earth. They go around the roads searching for the people of remembrance. So when they find a people remembering Allah, they call out to one another: 'Come to what you are seeking.' Then they surround them with their wings up to the lowest heaven. Then their Lord asks them, though He knows better than them: 'What are My servants saying?' The angels say: 'They are glorifying You, proclaiming Your greatness, praising You and extolling Your majesty.' Allah says: 'Have they seen Me?' The angels say: 'No, by Allah! They have not seen You.' Allah says: 'What would their state be if they saw Me?' The angels say: 'If they saw You, they would worship You even more, extol Your majesty even more and glorify You even more.' Allah says: 'Then what do they ask of Me?' The angels say: 'They ask You for Paradise.' Allah says: 'Have they seen it?' The angels say: 'No, by Allah! O Lord, they have not seen it.' Allah says: 'What would their state be if they saw it?' The angels say: 'If they saw it, they would be even more eager for it, seek it even more and have even greater longing for it.' Allah says: 'Then from what do they seek refuge?' The angels say: 'From the Fire (of Hell).' Allah says: 'Have they seen it?' The angels say: 'No, by Allah! O Lord, they have not seen it.' Allah says: 'What would their state be if they saw it?' The angels say: 'If they saw it, they would flee from it even more and fear it even more.' Allah says: 'Then I make you witnesses that I have forgiven them.' One of the angels says: 'Among them is so-and-so, who is not one of them; he only came for some need!' Allah says: 'They are such people that even the one who sits with them is not left wretched.'"