His saying, may He be Exalted, regarding Hell: “There are nineteen [angels] over it.” Is the number of angels limited to this number?
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Question:
May Allah be with you, Your Eminence, the father. The questioner asks about the saying of Allah, may He be Exalted, regarding Hell: “There are nineteen [angels] over it.” He asks: Is the number of angels limited to nineteen, or are they more than that?
Answer:
The guardians of the Fire are nineteen, as Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said. The angels are not few; the angels are many. But the guardians of the Fire are nineteen, as Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said. Yes.
May Allah be with you, Your Eminence, the father. The questioner asks about the saying of Allah, may He be Exalted, regarding Hell: “There are nineteen [angels] over it.” He asks: Is the number of angels limited to nineteen, or are they more than that?
Answer:
The guardians of the Fire are nineteen, as Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said. The angels are not few; the angels are many. But the guardians of the Fire are nineteen, as Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2292- 4717] قوله تعالى عن جهنم :﴿عليها تسعة عشر﴾ هل عدد الملائكة محصور بهذا العدد؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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