Describing the angels as the ministers and envoys of Allah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people say that the angels are the ministers and envoys of Allah.
Answer:
Envoys, yes. The envoy is the messenger. The angels are messengers. They have been made messengers. They have wings, so they are messengers, the messengers of Allah. The messenger is of two types: the celestial messenger and the human messenger. So they are envoys, meaning messengers, the messengers of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for them being the ministers of Allah, this is not permissible, may Allah protect us from it. The minister is the one who is appointed, and they do not appoint Allah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people say that the angels are the ministers and envoys of Allah.
Answer:
Envoys, yes. The envoy is the messenger. The angels are messengers. They have been made messengers. They have wings, so they are messengers, the messengers of Allah. The messenger is of two types: the celestial messenger and the human messenger. So they are envoys, meaning messengers, the messengers of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for them being the ministers of Allah, this is not permissible, may Allah protect us from it. The minister is the one who is appointed, and they do not appoint Allah. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من الوجه السابع : أن اعتماد العبد على المخلوق وتوكله عليه يوجب له الضرر من جهته هو ولا بد — islamhouse.com (49:31)
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