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The ruling on the hadith of the two angels who convey the salam

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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the hadith
God’s Messenger as saying, “God has angels who travel about in the earth and convey to me greetings from my people.”الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم إن لله ملائكة سياحين في الأرض يبلغوني عن أمتي السلام،
Mishkat al-Masabih 924


The Shaykh:
This has passed by us in the Shaykh's initial remarks. Yes.

The questioner:
He says: Is this specific to the Messenger (peace be upon him), or is it

The Shaykh:
It is specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.

The questioner:
or do the angels convey the salam to every deceased person?

The Shaykh:
This has not been established. We do not say anything except what has come in the texts, and this came specifically regarding the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [723 /1350] في الحديث «إن لله ملائكة سياحين في الأرض يبلغوني عن أمتي السلام »؟ هل هذا خاص بالرسولﷺ؟ — youtube.com

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