Righteous actions whose doers are prayed for by the Angels
Obedience to Allah Almighty on the Night of Power
The Noble Qur'an speaks of the descent of the angels to the earth on the Night of Power during the month of Ramadan. That is the night on which the Qur'an first came down to Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when the Qur'an descended from the Preserved Tablet down to the lowest heaven and heralded the descent of revelation on the Seal of the Prophets, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. This is why the angels descend during it, and Jibril the Trustworthy descends during it. He is the one meant by the word "Spirit" in Allah's words:
"On it the angels and the Spirit descend, by the leave of their Lord, upon every command. Peace it is, until the ris- ing of dawn." (97:4-5)
They do not descend on their own initiative, but only in obedience to divine authority, "the leave of their Lord."
Al-Qurtubi says in his tafsir of this noble ayat, "On it the angels, and the Spirit descend, by the leave of their Lord, upon every command," ie. they descend from every heaven and from the Lote Tree of the Furthest Limit and the dwelling-place of Jibril in the centre of it. They descend to the earth and give security to the people there making supplication until the moment of the ris- ing of the dawn. That is the explanation of His words, "On it the angels and the Spirit descend", i.e. Jibril, peace be upon him, "by the leave of their Lord," at His command, "upon every com
mand." i.e. every command which Allah decrees and decides from that year to the next. Ibn 'Abbas said that."
Anas said, "On the Night of Power, Jibril descends with a group of angels to pray and to greet every slave, standing or sit- ting, who is remembering Allah Almighty."
His words, "Peace it is, until the rising of dawn" mean that the Night of Power is peace and all good with no evil in it. "Until the rising of dawn" is until dawn breaks.
Ash-Sha'bi said, "It is the greeting of the angels to the peo of the mosque from the time the sun disappears until dawn rises. They pass by every believer and say, "Peace be upon you, O believer."