Is the hadith naming the two angels Munkar and Nakir authentic?
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The questioner : Is it authentic, O Shaykh, the hadith naming the two angels Munkar and Nakir?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a well-known hadith, and some people have denied it, but there is no basis for the denial, because the meaning of the names Munkar and Nakir, with respect to the deceased, is like the saying of Allah the Exalted in the story of Ibrahim:[Hud 11:70] and He said to them, "You are a people who are unknown."
The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a well-known hadith, and some people have denied it, but there is no basis for the denial, because the meaning of the names Munkar and Nakir, with respect to the deceased, is like the saying of Allah the Exalted in the story of Ibrahim:
But when he saw their hands not reaching for it, he distrusted them
فلما رأى أيديهم لا تصل إليه نكرهمThe questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.