The Angels

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Beliefs in Angels

In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful.

 

 

Angels are the honoured slaves of Allah (SWA). They are free from disobeying Allah (SWA). Whatever they are ordered to do they comply. They are honoured with the duties of conveying Allah’s (SWA) message. The kitabs and scriptures of the Prophets were revealed through them. The angels convey exactly as Allah (SWA) had instructed them. There can be absolutely be no mistake or misunderstanding in their conveying of the message. They are free from eating, drinking, male and female relationship, giving birth etc. They are constantly in the worship of Allah (SWA) in different forms and are never weary of his ibadat.

 

Angels are deputed throughout the length and breadth of the heavens and the earth. They are controlled and supervised by Allah (SWA), some are deputed with the carrying of Arsh (Divine Throne) of Allah (SWA),some are lined along the Arsh, some are making tawaf around the Arsh.

 

The existence of angels is proven in the Holy Quran and the Ahadith. In fact it is recorded in all the Kitaabs and scriptures of the previous Prophets. To accept the existence of angels is a necessity of our Deen and to refute their existence is undoubtedly Kufr. (Aqaidul Islam Maulana Idris Khandlwi p.71-p.72)

 

Angels have been created from light. Saaidah Aaisha Radiallahu Anha reports that the Prophet of Allah Sallallahu Alahi Wasalam said; “ the angels are created from light just as the jinn are created from smokeless fire and mankind have been created from what you have been told about.” (Sahih Muslim)

 

The angels have names, but we only know a few of them.

1. Jibrael Alayhis Salam
2. Mikaaeel Alayhis Salam
3. Israafel Alayhis Salam
4. Israeel Alayhis Salam
5. Malik
6. Munkar Nankir
7. Haroot and Maroot

There are some angels who have seen Allah (SWA) directly, whilst others have not.

 

Only Allah Knows Best

Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

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“The Angels (of mercy) do not enter a house in which there exists a dog or a picture (i.e. of animate objects).

 

 

Question

Is it allowed to hang the picture of the ‘Al-Bouraq’ in the house and the Boat of the Prohet Nuh.A.S?

 

 

Answer

 

In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh

 

In principle, it is not permissible to take a picture or to hang up a picture of an animate object, as its prohibition is in the Ahādīth of Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam). Concerning inanimate objects, one may take a picture of such objects and even frame them.

 

 (Fatāwa Mahmūdiyyah, Vol. 19, Pg. 470, Faruqiyyah)
 

 

 أن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال أخبرني أبو طلحة رضي الله عنه صاحب رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم وكان قد شهد بدرا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم أنه قال ( لا تدخل الملائكة بيتا فيه كلب ولا صورة ) . يريد صورة التماثيل التي فيها الأرواح
 

 

 Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) has mentioned: “The Angels (of mercy) do not enter a house in which there exists a dog or a picture (i.e. of animate objects).                                     

 

(Bukhari, Pg. 570, Deoband)

 

عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت  : دخل علي النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم وفي البيت قرام فيه صور فتلون وجهه ثم تناول الستر فهتكه وقالت قال النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم ( من أشد الناس عذابا يوم القيامة الذين يصورون هذه الصور )

 

Hazrat Aisha (Radhiyallahu anha) reports that Nabi (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) came to her and in the house; there was a curtain, which had pictures on it. His face turned colour, then He took hold of the curtain and tore it. Thereafter Nabi)  Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) remarked: “Those who create these pictures will receive the most severe of punishments on the day of Qiyāmah”

 

 (Bukhari, Pg. 902, Deoband)

 

 

 عن ابن عباس أن النبى -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قال « من صور صورة عذبه الله بها يوم القيامة حتى ينفخ فيها وليس بنافخ
 

 

 Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) has mentioned, “Whoever creates a picture of an animate object, Allah Ta’ala will punish him on the day of Qiyaamah until he will give life to the picture, which he will be unable to do”.

 

 (Sunan Abi Dawūd, Pg. 329, HM Saeed )

And Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best
Wassalāmu ῾alaykum 

 

Ml. Ebrahim Desai,
Student Dārul Iftā

 

Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Dārul Iftā, Madrasah In῾āmiyyah