Are the ones who spread out the earth, in the saying of Allah the Exalted: "So the best of those who spread it out are they," Allah or the angels?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, the father. The questioner says: In the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:[Adh-Dhariyat 51:48], some interpret "muhaddidun" as the angels whom Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, commanded to do so, while others say the intended meaning is Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and the use of the plural is for the sake of magnification. Which of the two opinions is closer to the truth?
Answer:
Both are correct. Both are correct. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is the Manager, the Commander, and the Creator, and the angels are managers by the command of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. He is the Creator, and the angels execute [His commands]; they are worshippers who are commanded, executing what Allah has commanded them to do and doing what they are ordered to do. Yes, there is no contradiction between the two opinions. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, the father. The questioner says: In the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:
and excellent is the preparer.
فَنِعْمَ الْمَاهِدُونَAnswer:
Both are correct. Both are correct. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is the Manager, the Commander, and the Creator, and the angels are managers by the command of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. He is the Creator, and the angels execute [His commands]; they are worshippers who are commanded, executing what Allah has commanded them to do and doing what they are ordered to do. Yes, there is no contradiction between the two opinions. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [357- 4717] هل الماهدون في قوله تعالى:﴿فَنِعْم الْمَاهِدُونَ﴾ الله أم الملائكة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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