Is Iblis one of the angels?
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The questioner : My master, is Iblis not one of the angels?
The Shaykh : The question is doubly incorrect; because you intended to say: "He was," but you said: "He is not one of the angels"; this means you are affirming the reality!
The questioner: He was.
The Shaykh : So, the question is incorrect; because he was never one of the angels, and this is a common misconception among people; they say: that Iblis was the peacock of the angels, not one of the angels, the peacock of the angels. The truth is that Iblis was a righteous jinn who worshipped Allah with the angels, but when he was tested, he fell. When he was commanded to prostrate to Adam, he became arrogant and proud and said:[Al-Isra 17:61], we are not discussing this now, the important thing is that this is a common misconception; because the Qur'an says: [Al-Kahf 18:50]
The Shaykh : The question is doubly incorrect; because you intended to say: "He was," but you said: "He is not one of the angels"; this means you are affirming the reality!
The questioner: He was.
The Shaykh : So, the question is incorrect; because he was never one of the angels, and this is a common misconception among people; they say: that Iblis was the peacock of the angels, not one of the angels, the peacock of the angels. The truth is that Iblis was a righteous jinn who worshipped Allah with the angels, but when he was tested, he fell. When he was commanded to prostrate to Adam, he became arrogant and proud and said:
Should I prostrate to one You created from clay?"
أَأَسْجُدُ لِمَنْ خَلَقْتَ طِينًاHe was of the jinn and departed from the command of his Lord
كَانَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِ
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