How do we reconcile the fact that the angels appear to some people with our statement that they are from the unseen realm?
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The questioner : May Allah bless you. How do we reconcile our statement that the intended meaning of faith in the angels is faith in them as unseen, with the fact that they are revealed to some people?
The Shaykh : Did you hear what he said? He says: How do we reconcile the fact that they appear to some people with our statement that they are from the unseen realm?
Rare things do not invalidate established rules; rare things do not invalidate established rules. Keep this in mind. The principle is that they are from the unseen realm.
The jinn are currently an unseen realm and not visible, right? They are an unseen realm, yet they may be seen.
The questioner : I mean that the reconciliation is to say that the purpose, or the best aspect, of faith in the angels is that they are from the unseen realm, and this is the intended meaning, while faith in the visible is not praised.
The Shaykh : This is a rare occurrence; the principle regarding them is that they are from the unseen realm, and a rare thing has no ruling.
All right. Read up to where we stopped: "And among them are angels in charge of the fetuses".
The student: We did not read...
Another student: I was not present yesterday.
The Shaykh : All right, and is he the one in charge of reading the creed?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, so he will be disciplined by being prevented from reading today.
The student: I was present, I was present, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: I did not read.
The Shaykh : Come on, read.
The reciter: In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy.
"And among them are: angels in charge of the fetuses in the wombs, others in charge of protecting the children of Adam, and others in charge of recording their deeds; for every person there are two angels[Qaf 50:17-18]. And others in charge of questioning the deceased after the completion of delivering him to his resting place; two angels come to him and ask him about his Lord, his religion, and his Prophet, so [Ibrahim 14:27] And among them are the angels in charge of the people of Paradise [Ar-Ra'd 13:23-24]. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us that ".
The Shaykh : Did you hear what he said? He says: How do we reconcile the fact that they appear to some people with our statement that they are from the unseen realm?
Rare things do not invalidate established rules; rare things do not invalidate established rules. Keep this in mind. The principle is that they are from the unseen realm.
The jinn are currently an unseen realm and not visible, right? They are an unseen realm, yet they may be seen.
The questioner : I mean that the reconciliation is to say that the purpose, or the best aspect, of faith in the angels is that they are from the unseen realm, and this is the intended meaning, while faith in the visible is not praised.
The Shaykh : This is a rare occurrence; the principle regarding them is that they are from the unseen realm, and a rare thing has no ruling.
All right. Read up to where we stopped: "And among them are angels in charge of the fetuses".
The student: We did not read...
Another student: I was not present yesterday.
The Shaykh : All right, and is he the one in charge of reading the creed?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, so he will be disciplined by being prevented from reading today.
The student: I was present, I was present, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: I did not read.
The Shaykh : Come on, read.
The reciter: In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy.
"And among them are: angels in charge of the fetuses in the wombs, others in charge of protecting the children of Adam, and others in charge of recording their deeds; for every person there are two angels