Hadith 4434

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When Allah decrees a matter in the heavens, the angels beat their wings in submission to His word, like chains on smooth rock. When fear is lifted from their hearts, they say: What did your Lord say? Those who spoke say: The truth, and He is the Most High, the Great. Eavesdroppers hear it, stacked one above another—Sufyan gestured with his hand, spreading his fingers—one hears a word and passes it to the one below, until it reaches the tongue of a sorcerer or soothsayer. Sometimes a meteor catches them before they pass it; sometimes they pass it before being caught. They mix in a hundred lies, so it is said: Didn’t they tell us such-and-such on such a day? They are believed because of the word heard from the heavens .