It remains to be said: Why did Allah attribute nearness to Himself, and did an expression like this come with the angels being intended by it?
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The Shaykh :"It remains to be said: Why did Allah attribute nearness to Himself, and is this, and did an expression like this come with the angels being intended by it?
The answer is: Allah the Exalted attributed the nearness of His angels to Himself, because their nearness is by His command, and they are His soldiers".
So He attributed them to Himself because they attended the deceased by His command, and they became with the human being in his actions and deeds by the command of Allah, and they are the soldiers of Allah Mighty and Majestic, so their nearness is attributed to the nearness of Allah Blessed and Exalted is He. And likewise also "And an expression like this has come with the angels being intended by it, such as His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Qiyamah 75:18] The intended meaning is the recitation of Jibril of the Qur'an to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), even though Allah the Exalted attributed the recitation to Himself, but because Jibril recited it to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) by the command of Allah, the attribution of the recitation to Him the Exalted is valid". Another example: "And likewise it came in His saying, the Exalted: [Hud 11:74] And Abraham? And Abraham was only arguing with the angels who are the messengers of Allah".
It is now clear that we are diverting the verse from its apparent meaning with evidence, or without evidence? With evidence. And we do not deny that speech can be diverted from its apparent meaning if it is with evidence, because diverting it from its apparent meaning with evidence is its interpretation exactly.
The answer is: Allah the Exalted attributed the nearness of His angels to Himself, because their nearness is by His command, and they are His soldiers".
So He attributed them to Himself because they attended the deceased by His command, and they became with the human being in his actions and deeds by the command of Allah, and they are the soldiers of Allah Mighty and Majestic, so their nearness is attributed to the nearness of Allah Blessed and Exalted is He. And likewise also "And an expression like this has come with the angels being intended by it, such as His saying, the Exalted:
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
فإذا قرأناه فاتبع قرآنهAnd when the fright had left Abraham and the good tidings had reached him, he began to argue with Us concerning the people of Lot.
فلما ذهب عن إبراهيم الروع وجاءته البشرى يجادلنا في قوم لوطٍhe argued with Us
يجادلناIt is now clear that we are diverting the verse from its apparent meaning with evidence, or without evidence? With evidence. And we do not deny that speech can be diverted from its apparent meaning if it is with evidence, because diverting it from its apparent meaning with evidence is its interpretation exactly.