The Categories of Nazar, Their Evidence, and the Name of the Angel of Death

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Question:
More. You mentioned that nazar has three categories. Do you want us to repeat them with the evidence? And what is the name of the Angel of Death? Is he a single angel?

Answer:
I mentioned all of this in the lecture. Nazar has three categories. When it is used with itself, it means staying and waiting.

Wait for us that we may acquire some of your light

انظُرُونَا نَقْتَبِسْ مِن نُّورِكُمْ

[Al-Hadid 57:13]

. This is the evidence. When it is used with "to" (ila), it means seeing with the eyes.

[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ

[Al-Qiyamah 75:22]

. This is with the letter dhad, from nazirah (looking).

Looking at their Lord.

إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ

[Al-Qiyamah 75:23]

This is with the letter dhah, from nazar, because it is used with "to" (ila). As for when it is used with "in" (fi), it means reflection and consideration, like His saying:

Do they not look into the realm of the heavens and the earth

أَوَلَمْ يَنظُرُوا فِي مَلَكُوتِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ

[Al-A'raf 7:185]

meaning they should reflect. This statement is found in the Sharh al-Tahawiyyah. Refer to the Sharh al-Tahawiyyah and you will find it there. As for the Angel of Death, we do not know his name. It is said that he is Azrael, but Allah knows best; his name is not established. What is in the Qur'an is "the Angel of Death"

Say, "The angel of death will take you who has been entrusted with you

قُلْ يَتَوَفَّاكُم مَّلَكُ الْمَوْتِ الَّذِي وُكِّلَ بِكُمْ

[As-Sajdah 32:11]

. You have returned, what do you want with his name? He will come to you even if you do not know his name. Yes. And the angels with him are his assistants. He has assistants. "Our messengers took him" means the angels of death assist him. Yes, so he is their leader. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 10 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/وصف به نفسه في كتابه/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (41:49)

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