Is this report authentic: “That an angel has been prostrating to Allah since Allah created him, and when he raises his head on the Day of Resurrection, he says…”?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is this report authentic? The one in which there is an angel who has been prostrating to Allah since Allah created him, and when he raises his head on the Day of Resurrection, he says, “Glory be to You, we have not worshipped You as befits Your worship,” and that is when he sees Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Is this report authentic?
Answer:
By Allah, I do not know this, but the angels, despite the intensity of their worship, say, “Glory be to You, we have not worshipped You as befits Your worship.” Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is this report authentic? The one in which there is an angel who has been prostrating to Allah since Allah created him, and when he raises his head on the Day of Resurrection, he says, “Glory be to You, we have not worshipped You as befits Your worship,” and that is when he sees Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Is this report authentic?
Answer:
By Allah, I do not know this, but the angels, despite the intensity of their worship, say, “Glory be to You, we have not worshipped You as befits Your worship.” Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [501 /1350] هل يصح هذا الأثر "أن ملكا ساجدا لله منذ أن خلقه الله، فإذا رفع رأسه يوم البعث قال..؟ — youtube.com
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