Angels of Allah: Modest Beings in Human Form

The Angels of Allah The Angels of Allah Session 4 They are Modest and can take Human Form

Unlike Humans the Unlike Humans the Angels Obey Allah Angels Obey Allah ALWAYS ALWAYS Allah says: "ln the hands of scribes [angels]. Honourable and obedient." [Qur'an80:15-16] Bukhaari narrated that Aa ishah said: The Messenger of Allah said: The one who reads the Qur an when he knows it by heart is like the honorable scribes and the one who reads the Qur an and tries his best, and it is hard for him, will have two rewards.'

Among the attributes of the Among the attributes of the angels mentioned by the angels mentioned by the Messenger is their modesty. Messenger is their modesty. Saheeh from Aa ishah: The Messenger of Allah was lying down in his house with his thigh or his shin uncovered. Abu Bakr asked for permission to come in, and he let him in and spoke with him whilst he was in that state. Then Umar sought permission to come in, and he let him in and spoke with him whilst he was in that state. Then Uthmaan asked for permission to come in, and the Messenger sat up and rearranged his garment, then he let him come in and spoke with him. In the hadith narrated by Muslim in his When he left, Aa ishah said: Abu Bakr came in, and you did not stir or pay too much attention. Then Umar came in, and you did not stir or pay too much attention. Then Uthmaan came in, and you sat up and fixed your garment. He said, How could I not feel shy of a man of whom the angels feel shy?

They have the ability to They have the ability to take on Human take on Human appearances appearances

The angels came to Ibraaheem in The angels came to Ibraaheem in human form, and he did not know human form, and he did not know that they were angels until they told that they were angels until they told him who they really were him who they really were

Jabreel came to the Prophet in different Jabreel came to the Prophet in different human humanforms forms Then the Messenger stated that the one who asked these questions was Jibreel, and that he had come to teach the Sahaabah their religion

Aaishah saw the Messenger patting the head Aa ishah saw the Messenger patting the head of Duhyah al of Duhyah al- -Kalbi s horse and speaking to Kalbi s horse and speaking to him. When she asked him about that, he said, him. When she asked him about that, he said, That was Jibreel, and he sends salaam to you. That was Jibreel, and he sends salaam to you. The Messenger told us of a man who killed ninety-nine persons, and when he set out repentant, death came to him when he was half-way to the land to which he was migrating. The angels of mercy and the angels of punishment disputed concerning him, and they referred the matter to an angel who came to them in human form. He said: An angel in human form came to them, and they appointed him (to arbitrate) between them. He said, Measure the distance between the two lands (the evil place he was leaving and the good place to which he was headed), and whichever one he is closer to is where he belongs. No doubt they appointed him as an arbitrator by the command of Allah, and Allah sent this angel to them in human form. The story is narrated in Saheeh Muslim.

Also Also In the story of the three In the story of the three people from among the Children of people from among the Children of Israel whom Allah tested, the leper, Israel whom Allah tested, the leper, the bald man and the blind man, the bald man and the blind man, we see that an angel appeared to we see that an angel appeared to them in human form. them in human form.