Angles: Messengers with Wings
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Creator: Muhammad Alshareef
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Subject: iman
Title: Angles: Messengers with Wings
Created on: Tue Jan 29 11:00:41 -0500 2008
Updated on: Tue Jan 29 11:00:41 -0500 2008
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Abstract: ... idn't see You.'" "Allah says, 'How would it have been if they saw Me?'" "The angels reply, 'If they saw You, they would worship You more devoutly and celebrate Your Glory more deeply, and declare Your freedom from any resemblance to anything more often.'" "Allah says (to the angels), 'What do they ask Me for?'" "The angels reply, 'They ask You for Paradise.'" "Allah says (to the angels), 'Did they see it?'" "The angels say, 'No! By Allah, O Lord! They did not see it.'" "Allah says, 'How would it have been if they saw it?'" "The angels say, 'If they saw it, they would have greater covetousness for it and would seek it with greater zeal and would have greater desire for it.'" "Allah says, 'From what do they seek refuge?'" "The angels reply, 'They seek refuge from the (Hell) Fire.'" "Allah says, 'Did they see it?'" "The angels say, 'No! By Allah, O Lord! They did not see it.'" "Allah says, 'How would it have been if they saw it?'" "The angels say, "'If they saw it they would flee from it with the extreme fleeing and would have extreme fear from it.'" "Then Allah says, 'I make you witnesses that I have forgiven them.'" Allah's Apostle sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam added: "One of the angels says, 'There was so-and-so amongst them, and he was not one of them, but he had just come for some need.'" "Allah says, 'These are those people whose companions will not fall into misery.'" The angels love the believers. The Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam said: "When Allah subhaanahu wa ta ‘aala loves someone he calls to Jibreel saying, ‘O Jibreel, I love such and such a person, so love him.’ Then Jibreel will call to the (angels) of the heavens, ‘Allah loves such and such a person so love him.’ And the angels will love [that person]. And then Allah subhaanahu wa ta ‘aala will place acceptance on earth for that mu’min" (Bukhari and Muslim). The angels also pray for the believers. The Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam explained: "Any servant that prays for me, an angel will pray for them" (Sahih Al-Jami’). And the Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam also said that there is an angel appointed to say, "Ameen and to you the same," when someone supplicates for his brother in his absence. And of course, the angels undoubtedly assist the mu’mineen in jihaad. In the Battle of Badr the Messenger of Allah sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam left Madinah with only 317 companions in pursuit of a caravan, unprepared for war. When the Muslim army found themselves confronted with over 1000 well-prepared fighters from the Quraish who had weapons and horses, the prospects of them emerging victorious seemed grim, especially since it was to be their first battle. The Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam entered his tent, prayed and raised his hands invoking victory from Allah. He raised his hands so high that his shawl would fall off and Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu was there placing it back on his shoulders. He, sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam cried and prayed until Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu felt sympathy for the state in which he saw him. He called out to the Messenger of Allah sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam, "Ruwaidan Ya RasuAllah. Inallaha naasiruk wa mujizu wa’dak (Take it easy, O Messenger of Allah. Allah shall surely aid you, and fulfill the promise [He made] to you.)." Then Allah subhaanahu wa ta ‘aala revealed the verse: (Remember) when your Lord inspired the angels, "Verily, I am with you, so keep firm those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who have disbelieved, so strike them over the necks, and smite them over all their fingers and toes" (Al-Anfal 8/12). Jibreel asked the Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam what the position of the men who had participated in the Battle of Badr with him was. The Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam replied, "They are the best of us." Then Jibraeel said, "Likewise, the angels that attended Badr are the best amongst the angels." And of course, the angels are there when the mu’min dies. Allah subhaanahu wa ta ‘aala tells us of that day when they come to extract the soul of the mu’min: Verily, those who say: "Our Lord is Allah (alone)," and they (lived) upright, on them the angels will descend (at the time of their death, saying), "Fear not, nor grieve! Rather receive the glad tidings... [Full Article...]
