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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The number of the angels who follow, assigned to the human being

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Question:
He says: It was mentioned in the exegesis of the statement of Allah the Exalted, “They are
successive [angels] before andمُعَقِّبَاتٌ مِّن بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ
[Ar-Ra'd 13:11]
before him,” that with every person there are twelve angels. He cited a strong hadith in which the ablution of every angel is mentioned from this strong hadith.

Answer:
Allah knows best. I have not come across it, and I do not know. I have not come across it, and I do not know whether they are ten, or more, or less. Allah knows best. The important thing is that he has angels who follow him, and he believes in
For each one are successive [angels] before and behind himلَهُ مُعَقِّبَاتٌ مِّن بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ
[Ar-Ra'd 13:11]
. As for their number, Allah knows it best.
Source شرح العقيدة الطحاوية [9] — alfawzan.live (1:10:00)

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