Did the angels fight on the Day of Badr, or was their role limited to providing support?
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The questioner:
Yes. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Did the angels participate in the fighting on the Day of Badr, or was their presence merely to support the believers?
The Shaykh:
Yes,[Al-Anfal 8:12] so the angels support the believers, and it is reported that they also kill the polytheists. But if a Muslim requests it, they do not go to him and kill him, and there is no one with him. If a Muslim requests it, they help him, and sometimes they strike the disbeliever and kill him, but the Muslim’s effort, yes.
Yes. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Did the angels participate in the fighting on the Day of Badr, or was their presence merely to support the believers?
The Shaykh:
Yes,
[Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed
إِذْ يُوحِي رَبُّكَ إِلَى الْمَلَائِكَةِ أَنِّي مَعَكُمْ فَثَبِّتُوا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2438] هل قاتلت الملائكة يوم بدر أم اقتصر دورها على التثبيت؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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