Allah The Glorified and Exalted decreed, which can be translated as, “They say: ‘The Most Compassionate Lord has taken to Himself a son.’ Glory be to Him! Those whom they so designate are only His honoured servants. They do not outstrip Him in speech and only act as He commands. He knows whatever is before them and whatsoever is remote from them and they do not intercede except for him, intercession on whose behalf pleases Him, and they stand constantly in awe of Him.” (Qs. Al Anbiyaa’/The Prophets: 26-28)
These are the people who the angels are praying for:
1. Those who sleep in a state of purity. Imam Ibn Hibban narrated from Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar -may Allah be pleased with him- , who said that The messenger of Allah -peace and prayer of Allah be upon him- said, “Whoever sleeps while he’s in purity state, the angel will accompany him in his garment. He will not wake up until the angel pray, ‘O Allah, forgive your slave so and so since he is sleeping in purity state.’” (Classed sahih by Sheikh Al Albani in his work “Shahih At Targhib wat Tarhib”, I/37)
2. Those who are sitting, waiting for the prayer. Imam Muslim narrated from Abu Huraira -may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah -peace and prayer of Allah be upon him- said, “If one of you sits waiting for the prayer, he is in a state of prayer so long as he does not commit Hadath, and the Angels pray for him, saying: ‘O Allâh, forgive him; O Allâh, have mercy on him.’” (See: “Sahih Muslim”, no. 469)
3. Men who pray in the front rows in congregational prayer. Imam Abu Dawud (and Ibn Khuzaima) narrated from Barra’ Ibn ‘Azib -may Allah be pleased with him-, that the Messenger of Allah said, “Indeed, Allah and His angels pray for those who fill the front rows.” (Classed sahih by Al Albani in his work “Shahih Sunan Abi Dawud” I/130)
4. Men who continue to fill the row (do not let any space left between men in a row). The Imams, that is Imam Ahmad, Ibn Maja, Ibn Khuzaima, Ibn Hibban, and Al Hakim narrated from ‘Aisha -may Allah be pleased with her, that the Messenger of Allah -peace and prayer of Allah be upon him- said, “Indeed Allah and His angels always pray for those who continuing the row.” (Classed sahih by Sheikh Al Albani in his work, “Shahih At Targhib wat Tarhib” I/272)
