Do the angels differ in rank?
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Question:
Our master, the Shaykh, asks: Are the angels (peace be upon them) of one standing, or do they differ in rank?
Answer:
There is no doubt that the angels differ in rank; Allah has preferred some of them over others, and He has preferred some of the messengers over others, and He has preferred some of the believers over others.[Al-Baqarah 2:253] This applies to the messengers, and the angels are the same: Allah has preferred some of them over others. Yes.
Our master, the Shaykh, asks: Are the angels (peace be upon them) of one standing, or do they differ in rank?
Answer:
There is no doubt that the angels differ in rank; Allah has preferred some of them over others, and He has preferred some of the messengers over others, and He has preferred some of the believers over others.
Those messengers - some of them We caused to exceed others. Among them were those to whom Allah spoke, and He raised some of them in degree.
تِلْكَ الرُّسُلُ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ مِّنْهُم مَّن كَلَّمَ اللَّهُ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَهُمْ دَرَجَاتٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4756] هل تتفاوت الملائكة في الرتبة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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