The Comparison Between the Angels and the Children of Adam
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the stronger position on the issue of preferring the children of Adam over the angels, or the reverse? For those were created from light, while the children of Adam were created from clay?
Answer:
This is a matter of no benefit. Preferring the angels over the children of Adam, or preferring the righteous among the children of Adam over the angels, is of no benefit.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the stronger position on the issue of preferring the children of Adam over the angels, or the reverse? For those were created from light, while the children of Adam were created from clay?
Answer:
This is a matter of no benefit. Preferring the angels over the children of Adam, or preferring the righteous among the children of Adam over the angels, is of no benefit.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في بيان كيد الشيطان لنفسه قبل كيده للأبوين — islamhouse.com (40:44)
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