Does every person have many angels, or only two?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of the Exalted and Majestic, "Indeed, over you are protectors," does every person have many angels, or only two?
Answer:
A person has angels who protect him, one on his right and one on his left. The one on the right records the good deeds, and the one on the left records the bad deeds.[Qaf 50:17-18] He also has angels who guard him, one in front of him and one behind him, protecting him from dangers and calamities until Allah wills that a calamity be decreed for him, in which case the angel leaves him. Yes. [Ar-Ra'd 13:11]. He also has an angelic companion who commands him to do good, and he has a companion from the devils who commands him to do evil. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of the Exalted and Majestic, "Indeed, over you are protectors," does every person have many angels, or only two?
Answer:
A person has angels who protect him, one on his right and one on his left. The one on the right records the good deeds, and the one on the left records the bad deeds.
seated on the right and on the left. (18) Man does not utter any word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].
عَنِ الْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٌ مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌFor each one are successive [angels] before and behind him who protect him by the decree of Allah.
لَهُ مُعَقِّبَاتٌ مِّن بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ يَحْفَظُونَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3717- 4717] هل لكل إنسان ملائكة كثر أم ملكين فقط؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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