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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Praise be to Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the Maker of the angels as messengers"

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Question:
We move on to another questioner. He asks, saying: He asks about the exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Creator of the heavens and the earth, [who] made the angels messengers having wings, two or three or four. He increases in creation what He wills. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ فَاطِرِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ جَاعِلِ الْمَلَائِكَةِ رُسُلًا أُولِي أَجْنِحَةٍ مَّثْنَىٰ وَثُلَاثَ وَرُبَاعَ يَزِيدُ فِي الْخَلْقِ مَا يَشَاءُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
[Fatir 35:1]


Answer:
Yes, He (Glorified and Exalted is He) praises Himself and extols His own attributes, and He is worthy of praise. He (Glorified and Exalted is He) is the Creator. "Praise be to Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth" means the One who originated them without any prior example, just as the Arabs say, "This is my well; I opened it with my hand," meaning He originated them with His hand.
Creator of the heavens and the earth, [who] made the angels messengersفَاطِرِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ جَاعِلِ الْمَلَائِكَةِ رُسُلًا
[Fatir 35:1]
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The angels were created by Allah from light. They are in the dominion of the heavens, executing the commands of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) among His creation, and they descend to the earth by the command of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
And we [angels] descend not except by the order of your Lord. To Him belongs that before us and that behind usوَمَا نَتَنَزَّلُ إِلَّا بِأَمْرِ رَبِّكَ لَهُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا وَمَا خَلْفَنَا
[Maryam 19:64]
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and what is in between. And never is your Lord forgetful -وَمَا بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ نَسِيًّا
[Maryam 19:64]
. They have wings. Yes, the angels fly. They fly between the heavens and the earth with their wings. Their creation differs from the creation of Adam's descendants. Therefore, people do not see them because they cannot bear to look at them.
Therefore, Jibril (peace be upon him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the form of a man, in the form of Dhihyyah al-Kalbi, while his Companions were present, because they could not bear to look at the angel in the form in which Allah created him. This is part of His (Glorified and Exalted is He) mercy toward His servants and His kindness to them. The forms of the angels differ; Jibril (peace be upon him) has six hundred wings, each of which spans the horizon.
having wings, two or three or fourأُولِي أَجْنِحَةٍ مَّثْنَىٰ وَثُلَاثَ وَرُبَاعَ
[Fatir 35:1]
He increases in creation what He wills.يَزِيدُ فِي الْخَلْقِ مَا يَشَاءُ
[Fatir 35:1]
, and in a reading, "in the throat what He wills," meaning a beautiful voice. Yes.

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May Allah reward you and reward you with good,
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (181) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-05-18] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (7:07)

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