Losing someone

On wishing someone came round more often

The Prophet ﷺ said it to Jibrīl, who had been away.

مَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تَزُورَنَا أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا تَزُورُنَا فَنَزَلَتْ {وَمَا نَتَنَزَّلُ إِلاَّ بِأَمْرِ رَبِّكَ لَهُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا وَمَا خَلْفَنَا}

He said to Gabriel: what prevents you from visiting us more often than you do? Then this was revealed: and we descend not except by the command of your Lord. To Him belongs what is before us and what is behind us.

The full narration

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:The Prophet (ﷺ) said to Gabriel, "What prevents you from visiting us more often than you visit us now?" So there was revealed:-- 'And we (angels) descend not but by the command of your Lord. To Him belongs what is before us and what is behind us

Source

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī · 4731

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