Was Iblis one of the angels, and when he disobeyed, did Allah transform him into a jinni?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: Is it true that Iblis was an angel from among the angels, and when he disobeyed his Lord (Exalted and Majestic is He), Allah transformed him into a jinni?
Answer:
It is not true. The truth is that he was from the jinn, as Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:[Al-Kahf 18:50] So he is from the jinn, but he was with the angels. He was from the jinn, but he was with the angels, worshipping with them in the sky. So what happened to him happened; his original nature, which is the jinn, overcame him. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: Is it true that Iblis was an angel from among the angels, and when he disobeyed his Lord (Exalted and Majestic is He), Allah transformed him into a jinni?
Answer:
It is not true. The truth is that he was from the jinn, as Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
except for Iblees. He was of the jinn
إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [42 -858] هل كان إبليس من الملائكة فلما عصى مسخه الله إلى جني؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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