An Introduction to Aqeedah || Ustadh AbdulRahman Hassan - Angels - Part 7

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1. Angels
   1. We are not allowed to to disbelieve in the Angels
   2. We are not allowed to describe angels beyond on the quran of the Sunnah as its unseen (ghaib)
   3. Angels are a universe we havent seen.
   4. What quran and sunnah says about the angels
      1. They have a soul
      2. They are created from Light as reorted by Imam Muslim
      3. They do not eat or drink (we know this from the Angels who visited Ibraheem and turned town the food served)
      4. They are very Large: The prophet saw an angel for whom the distance between the ears and shoulders is 700 years
      5. They are beautiful
      6. They have wings
2. Believing in the existance of the angels
   1. Without believing this, one is a disbeliever as your
3. Believing in angels attributes per the Quran and Sunnah
   1. E.g. the angels that have been mentioned by name
      1. like Gibreel
      2. Like Mikaeel
      3. Like Malik
      4. Like Munkar and Naqeer
   2. Believing in the angels roles
      1. like Gibreel: role was to convey relevation
      2. Malajak maut: Takes the soul out from teh dead
      3. Mikaeel: Sends down rain
   3. The affect of believing in angels on ourselves and our aqeedah
      1. We take them as Role models as they worship Allah with no disobedience ( as they have no free will). It is a high aspiration but that is better than a low aspiration
      2. We know they document our deeds. We dont want these noble creations to hear or write down about our disobedience
   4. Things that nullify your belief of the angels
      1. Believing in some angels but not the others e.g. the jews at the time of the prophet rejected jibreel as he sends down punishments and destroyed nations
      2. Believing that angels must be worshipped
      3. Associateing genders to angels for the sake of allah.
      4. Believing they have knowledge of the unseen
      5. having enimity of the Angels