Attributing the movements in the universe to the angels
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Question:
The honorable Shaykh, he says: Is it permissible to say that there is no movement or stillness in the human being except that it is preserved by the angels, or is it permissible to say it is from Allah?
Answer:
It is issued from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). It is not permissible to say it is from the angels; it is said to be from Allah. Allah may command the angels to perform works in this universe; He commands the angels. So the command is from Allah and the management is from Allah, and the angels are merely executors of the commands of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) in this universe. There is an angel in charge of the rain, there is an angel in charge of the fetuses, there is an angel in charge of the mountains, there is an angel, there are angels, there is no doubt, meaning they have tasks, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) commands them to do them, so they execute them, and they work by His command.[Al-Anbya 21:27] [Al-Anbya 21:27-28] These angels are not partners [in the management]; they do not manage the universe on their own, but rather it is by the command of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So the command belongs to Allah, and the angels are executors of the commands of Allah.
The honorable Shaykh, he says: Is it permissible to say that there is no movement or stillness in the human being except that it is preserved by the angels, or is it permissible to say it is from Allah?
Answer:
It is issued from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). It is not permissible to say it is from the angels; it is said to be from Allah. Allah may command the angels to perform works in this universe; He commands the angels. So the command is from Allah and the management is from Allah, and the angels are merely executors of the commands of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) in this universe. There is an angel in charge of the rain, there is an angel in charge of the fetuses, there is an angel in charge of the mountains, there is an angel, there are angels, there is no doubt, meaning they have tasks, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) commands them to do them, so they execute them, and they work by His command.
They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His
لَا يَسْبِقُونَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ وَهُم بِأَمْرِهِact by His command. (28) He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from
يَعْمَلُونَ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ارْتَضَىٰ وَهُم مِّنْ خَشْيَتِهِ
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء في الكهان ونحوهم — islamhouse.com (57:04)
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