Do the angels record what a person intends?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Regarding the angels' recording of what a person intends, whether it is a good deed or a bad one, does this imply that the angels know what is in a person's heart, such as sincerity and other matters?
Answer:
I do not know and I am not aware that the angels record what a person intends. The angels record what he says,[Qaf 50:18] and they record what he does and performs; the angels record that. As for whether they record what is in your heart, I do not know.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Regarding the angels' recording of what a person intends, whether it is a good deed or a bad one, does this imply that the angels know what is in a person's heart, such as sincerity and other matters?
Answer:
I do not know and I am not aware that the angels record what a person intends. The angels record what he says,
Man does not utter any word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].
مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2038- 4717] هل الملائكة تكتب ما يهم به الإنسان ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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