Acts of worship that will make angels supplicate
First, every person who sincerely supplicates to Almighty Allah yearns for his supplication to be accepted by Almighty Allah. So, what if the angels are the ones supplicating for you? It is known beyond any iota of doubt that the supplication of the angels is answered. (Sharh Sahih Al-Bukhari)
Almighty Allah informs us in the Noble Quran that one of the many functions of the angels is to, generally speaking, invoke Almighty Allah and supplicate in favor of the inhabitants of the earth, saying, what can be translated as: “The heavens nearly burst, one above the other, (in awe of His Majesty), while the angels exalt their Lord with all praise, and seek forgiveness for those on the earth.” (Ash-Shoura – Consolation 42: 5)
Second, following are some acts of worship that if any person performs sincerely, the angels will supplicate to Almighty Allah to forgive him:
a. Staying in your spot after performing salah (ritual prayer). Abu Huraira (RA) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said, translated as: “The angels keep asking for Allah’s blessings and forgiveness for anyone of you as long as he is at his musallah (prayer spot) and does not pass wind. They (angels) say, ‘O Allah, forgive him and show him mercy.’ Each one of you is in Salah (Muslim Ritual Prayer) as long as he is waiting for the Prayer and nothing but the Prayer detains him (in a mosque or a place for prayer) from going to his family.’” (Al-Bukhari # 659)
Ibn Battal (an expert on prophetic narrations) said, translated as: “Whoever has committed many sins and seeks Almighty Allah’s forgiveness, without much effort, then let him embrace the opportunity of staying at his prayer place after performing salah so that the angels pray for him as much as possible and ask (Almighty) Allah to forgive him, for angels are promised a definite answer when they supplicate.” (Refer to Sharh Al-Bukhari, by Ibn Battal)
Note that the angels cannot pray for or intercede in favor of anyone with whom the Majestic Allah is annoyed. He (Allah) tells us in the Noble Quran: “He (alone) knows what lies before them and what lies behind them.
Nor do they (angels) intercede (with Allah in anyone’s favor), except on behalf of those with whom He is pleased. For out of fear of Him, they are cautious.” (Al-An’biya’a – the Prophets 21: 28)
b. Giving charity whatever small it may be: Abu Huraira (RA) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said, “Every day two angels descend from Heaven and one of them says, “O Allah, compensate
every person who spends in Your cause,” and the other one says, “O Allah, destroy every miser.” (AlBukhari # 1, 442)
c. Praying for your brother or sister when you see them successful: Abu Ad-Dar’da’a (RA) related that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said, translated as: “There is no believing servant who supplicates for his brother (or sister in belief) in his/her absence, except that angels would say, ‘May Allah accept your supplication and grant you the same.’”
These simple acts of worship will guarantee that angels supplicate for you.
— Courtesy of Kuwaiti Society for Cultural Dialogue