The Angels’ Prayer with People and Their Witnessing of the Prayer
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The questioner:
The indication that came in some hadiths that the angels testify to the faith of the believers, does this not indicate that the angels pray with the people?
The Shaykh:
No, they love the good, they follow the gatherings of dhikr, they love the good, peace and blessings be upon them, and it is not necessary that it was sent to them,
The questioner:
Thank you.
The Shaykh:
The angel of the two travelers.
The questioner:
What?
The Shaykh:
(peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner:
The witnessing of the angels of the night and the angels of the day for the Fajr and 'Asr prayers?
The Shaykh:
It is not required by the obligation, this is a consequence for you, they are witnesses against you.
The questioner:
They pray with the people.
The Shaykh:
Observing, Allah knows best. It did not say that they pray.
The questioner:
They only witness them.
The Shaykh:
And if they were to say, angels from the Fire take turns with you. Witnesses against you, and witnesses,Sahih al-Bukhari 7486,
The questioner:
In confirmation of the words of Shaykh Abdullah, the hadith: Do you not line up as the angels line up? The hadith: There is no place for a foot except that an angel is upon it, yes, sister, the prayer
The Shaykh:
This is what they are, they follow us, it is authentic, Allah knows their Lord, and He taught them it. And a quarter is a fitrah for the sin. They said they complete the first row and the fasting is seen, the first row and the fasting is seen, Allahu Akbar. They have acts of worship that the Exalted and Majestic is He obligated them with, or they have acts of worship that the Exalted commanded them with. And they said, "Did you take the Most Merciful as a companion?" No, but His servants are honored, they do not fear you, they say, and they work by His command.
The indication that came in some hadiths that the angels testify to the faith of the believers, does this not indicate that the angels pray with the people?
The Shaykh:
No, they love the good, they follow the gatherings of dhikr, they love the good, peace and blessings be upon them, and it is not necessary that it was sent to them,
The questioner:
Thank you.
The Shaykh:
The angel of the two travelers.
The questioner:
What?
The Shaykh:
(peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner:
The witnessing of the angels of the night and the angels of the day for the Fajr and 'Asr prayers?
The Shaykh:
It is not required by the obligation, this is a consequence for you, they are witnesses against you.
The questioner:
They pray with the people.
The Shaykh:
Observing, Allah knows best. It did not say that they pray.
The questioner:
They only witness them.
The Shaykh:
And if they were to say, angels from the Fire take turns with you. Witnesses against you, and witnesses,
and He (Allah) asks them though He perfectly knows their affairs. 'In what state have you left my slaves?' They say, 'When we left them, they were praying and when we came to them they were praying.'
فَيَسْأَلُهُمْ وَهْوَ أَعْلَمُ كَيْفَ تَرَكْتُمْ عِبَادِي فَيَقُولُونَ تَرَكْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ وَأَتَيْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَThe questioner:
In confirmation of the words of Shaykh Abdullah, the hadith: Do you not line up as the angels line up? The hadith: There is no place for a foot except that an angel is upon it, yes, sister, the prayer
The Shaykh:
This is what they are, they follow us, it is authentic, Allah knows their Lord, and He taught them it. And a quarter is a fitrah for the sin. They said they complete the first row and the fasting is seen, the first row and the fasting is seen, Allahu Akbar. They have acts of worship that the Exalted and Majestic is He obligated them with, or they have acts of worship that the Exalted commanded them with. And they said, "Did you take the Most Merciful as a companion?" No, but His servants are honored, they do not fear you, they say, and they work by His command.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع إخوة في الله - ابن باز - ٤ — archive.org (16:24)
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