Exegesis of {What he utters of any word but there is over him a watcher ready}
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Question:
His saying, the Exalted: [Q:18]?
Answer:
Meaning, from among the angels.
Q: Does this mean that the angel writes everything?
The Shaykh: Yes, everything is written, but one is held accountable for what contains good and evil. Either it is a good deed for which he is rewarded, or an evil deed for which he sins, and whatever is other than that is cast aside.
His saying, the Exalted:
Man does not utter any word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].
مَا يَلْفِظُ مِنْ قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌAnswer:
Meaning, from among the angels.
Q: Does this mean that the angel writes everything?
The Shaykh: Yes, everything is written, but one is held accountable for what contains good and evil. Either it is a good deed for which he is rewarded, or an evil deed for which he sins, and whatever is other than that is cast aside.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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