Is Iblis from the jinn or from the angels?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is Iblis considered to be from the jinn or from the angels?
Answer:
He is from the jinn. He (Exalted and Majestic is He) said, "He was from the jinn, so he defied the command of his Lord"[Al-Kahf 18:50]. From the jinn means the world in which the jinn are not seen, meaning the world in which we do not see them. So he is of their kind; he is of their kind. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is Iblis considered to be from the jinn or from the angels?
Answer:
He is from the jinn. He (Exalted and Majestic is He) said, "He was from the jinn, so he defied the command of his Lord"
And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was of the jinn
وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ اسْجُدُوا لِآدَمَ فَسَجَدُوا إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2830- 4717] هل إبليس من الجن أم من الملائكة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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