If a son of Adam intends to do a bad deed, the angels do not record it until he does it. Do the angels know what is in the hearts?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The angels (peace be upon them) record the actions and intentions of a person, such that if a person intends a bad deed, the angels do not record it until he does it, as in the hadith. He asks: Does this imply that the angels know what is in the hearts?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) teaches them. Allah teaches them[Al-Baqarah 2:32] So Allah teaches them, and they record. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The angels (peace be upon them) record the actions and intentions of a person, such that if a person intends a bad deed, the angels do not record it until he does it, as in the hadith. He asks: Does this imply that the angels know what is in the hearts?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) teaches them. Allah teaches them
Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us
سُبْحَانَكَ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَا إِلَّا مَا عَلَّمْتَنَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [89 -308] إذا أراد ابن آدم فعل سيئة لا تكتبها الملائكة حتى يفعلها فهل الملائكة تعلم ما في القلوب؟ — youtube.com
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