The Creation of the Angels and Iblis
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The questioner:
Sometimes questions are raised about the creation of the angels: from what were the angels created?
The Shaykh:
It came in the authentic hadith that
The questioner:
So based on this, Iblis is not from the angels; he was not among the angels.
The Shaykh:
The correct view is that he is not from the angels. Yes. The correct view is that he is not from the angels because he was created from fire. As for the angels, they were created from light. But he was with the angels, worshipping alongside them. So when Allah commanded the angels to prostrate to Adam, Iblis became arrogant and disobeyed the command of his Lord, Mighty and Majestic, and thus he deserved the punishment from Allah for his arrogance and his envy of Adam. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes,
Sometimes questions are raised about the creation of the angels: from what were the angels created?
The Shaykh:
It came in the authentic hadith that
The angels were created from light, and the jinn were created from fire, and Adam was created from dust,
الملائكة خلقوا من نور، وأن الجن خلقوا من نار، وأن آدم خلق من تراب،The questioner:
So based on this, Iblis is not from the angels; he was not among the angels.
The Shaykh:
The correct view is that he is not from the angels. Yes. The correct view is that he is not from the angels because he was created from fire. As for the angels, they were created from light. But he was with the angels, worshipping alongside them. So when Allah commanded the angels to prostrate to Adam, Iblis became arrogant and disobeyed the command of his Lord, Mighty and Majestic, and thus he deserved the punishment from Allah for his arrogance and his envy of Adam. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 20 من 27|وقفات مع آيات الصيام|تنزل الملائكة والروح فيها بإذن ربهم من كل أمر|صالح الفوزان|فقه — youtube.com (6:08)
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