What is meant by the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And We are closer to him than his jugular vein"?
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The questioner: So nothing of the rulings or the beliefs that we must adopt, taking them from the Book and the Sunnah brought by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in a waking state, not in a dream, is based on this. How? I mean, the greatest anyone can say is that they saw it.
The Shaykh: We do not know, I mean, we say if it is narrated, then this is an image.
The questioner: In the verse, the saying of the Exalted and Glorious:[Qaf 50:16].
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: I mean, do you understand from this verse that we are closer to knowledge?
The Shaykh: No, the intended meaning here, as in the books of tafsir, is the angels of Allah. The angels of Allah.
The questioner: I mean, the address is not, I mean, the address is not from the angels.
The Shaykh: No, the address is from Allah, but "and We" refers to the angels of Allah, who are all appointed to take charge of the deceased.
The Shaykh: We do not know, I mean, we say if it is narrated, then this is an image.
The questioner: In the verse, the saying of the Exalted and Glorious:
And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: I mean, do you understand from this verse that we are closer to knowledge?
The Shaykh: No, the intended meaning here, as in the books of tafsir, is the angels of Allah. The angels of Allah.
The questioner: I mean, the address is not, I mean, the address is not from the angels.
The Shaykh: No, the address is from Allah, but "and We" refers to the angels of Allah, who are all appointed to take charge of the deceased.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، رقم 63 في قناة «تسجيلات الإمام الألباني - محمد أبو ليلى الأثري» — youtube.com (22:36)
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