205curated hadith rotate here, mostly from Imam Nawawi's Forty Hadith, each from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, or the Sunan collections with its reference cited.

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The angels spread their wings

Tuesday, March 31, 1998

إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَتَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ رِضًا بِمَا يَصْنَعُ

Transliteration

Inna-l-mala'ikata la-tada'u ajnihataha li-talibi-l-'ilmi ridan bima yasna'.

Translation

The angels lay down their wings for the seeker of knowledge, pleased with what he is doing.

Narrated by Abu Darda'·Sunan Abi Dawud 3641, Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2682 (sahih)

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