Questions on the Explanation of the Book of Nullifiers of Islam
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Question:
Is the Angel of Death one single being who takes the souls of people? Or is there one assigned to each person to take their soul?
Answer:
We seek help from Allah. What do you mean by this issue? Do you want your soul to be taken? But for the sake of answering the question, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said in a verse:[As-Sajdah 32:11] who is assigned to you. And in another verse He says, Exalted is He: [Al-An'am 6:61].
So it is mentioned in one verse that the Angel of Death takes it, and in another verse that angels take it. The reconciliation of the two verses is that the angels are assistants; these angels are assistants to the Angel of Death.
The Angel of Death is their leader. So they gather the soul from the body of the dying person. When it reaches the throat, the Angel of Death takes it. The Angel of Death takes it. So they assist him. And he takes it at the end.
Is the Angel of Death one single being who takes the souls of people? Or is there one assigned to each person to take their soul?
Answer:
We seek help from Allah. What do you mean by this issue? Do you want your soul to be taken? But for the sake of answering the question, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said in a verse:
Say, "The angel of death will take you
قُلْ يَتَوَفَّاكُم مَّلَكُ الْمَوْتِuntil, when death comes to one of you, Our messengers take him, and they do not fail [in their duties].
حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ تَوَفَّتْهُ رُسُلُنَا وَهُمْ لَا يُفَرِّطُونَSo it is mentioned in one verse that the Angel of Death takes it, and in another verse that angels take it. The reconciliation of the two verses is that the angels are assistants; these angels are assistants to the Angel of Death.
The Angel of Death is their leader. So they gather the soul from the body of the dying person. When it reaches the throat, the Angel of Death takes it. The Angel of Death takes it. So they assist him. And he takes it at the end.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 117من279/اسئلة شرح كتاب نواقض الاسلام/هل ملك الموت واحد/صالح الفوزان/كبار العلماء/عقيدة — youtube.com
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