Combining the Hadith of the Awa'il and the Angels Carrying the Throne
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The questioner:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. It is mentioned in the hadith of al-Abbas, narrated by Abu Dawud in his Sunan, that the Throne of the Most Merciful is carried by eight awa'il. This hadith is famous as the Hadith of the Awa'il. If this hadith were authentic, how would it be reconciled with the statement that the Throne is carried by angels?
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in that, and the awa'il are angels. This is from? Allah is capable of all things.
The questioner:
The Shaykh's statement, may Allah make you truthful, is a hadith.
The Shaykh:
The awa'il that you know are male ibexes. No, the awa'il are a creation of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and no one knows their creation except Allah, Exalted and Majestic. So there is no harm in them being angels called awa'il. Yes.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. It is mentioned in the hadith of al-Abbas, narrated by Abu Dawud in his Sunan, that the Throne of the Most Merciful is carried by eight awa'il. This hadith is famous as the Hadith of the Awa'il. If this hadith were authentic, how would it be reconciled with the statement that the Throne is carried by angels?
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in that, and the awa'il are angels. This is from? Allah is capable of all things.
The questioner:
The Shaykh's statement, may Allah make you truthful, is a hadith.
The Shaykh:
The awa'il that you know are male ibexes. No, the awa'il are a creation of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and no one knows their creation except Allah, Exalted and Majestic. So there is no harm in them being angels called awa'il. Yes.
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