Which is better: the angels or the believers?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The student: ...
The Shaykh : The angels are better in terms of their origin, because they were created from light and they obeyed the command of Allah, and there is no one among them who is arrogant to the point of refusing to worship Allah. However, in the end, the outcome for humans is better, even better than the angels. The angels' work on the Day of Resurrection is that they enter upon the believers from every door to congratulate them, saying: "Peace be upon you for what you patiently endured." And they do not attain from the pleasure what the believers attain.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, no, in a general sense, no.
The student: ... the righteous among humans.
The Shaykh : ... the righteous among humans; it is not possible that even the righteous among humans [are better]. This category includes both the disbeliever and the believer, yes.
The Shaykh : The angels are better in terms of their origin, because they were created from light and they obeyed the command of Allah, and there is no one among them who is arrogant to the point of refusing to worship Allah. However, in the end, the outcome for humans is better, even better than the angels. The angels' work on the Day of Resurrection is that they enter upon the believers from every door to congratulate them, saying: "Peace be upon you for what you patiently endured." And they do not attain from the pleasure what the believers attain.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, no, in a general sense, no.
The student: ... the righteous among humans.
The Shaykh : ... the righteous among humans; it is not possible that even the righteous among humans [are better]. This category includes both the disbeliever and the believer, yes.