Can you see angels in islam

Fatwa answered by: The Fatwa Center at Islamweb. Question: Please can you enlighten me on the importance of fasting and special Nawafil on the last Wednesday of Safar? I testify Seeing the angels and speaking with them Author: FatFatwa No. He saw Jibreel peace be upon him twice in the form with which Allah created him.

The texts indicate that humans can see angels if the angels appear in human form. He also said, in the context of affirming the humanity of the Messengers and refuting those who said that they were angels:. It is difficult to see the angels. When the kuffar non-Muslims demanded to see the angels, and expected that the Messengers who were sent to them should be angels, they did not understand the nature of the angels and they did not know the difficulty and hardship that they might encounter as a result of seeing them.

Contacting the angels and seeing them is not something easy. Although the Messenger peace and blessings of Allah be upon him was the best of mankind and was physically and spiritually strong to a great degree, when he saw Jibreel peace be upon him in his true form, he was stricken with immense fear and fled back to his house with his heart trembling.

He peace and blessings of Allah be upon him suffered great hardship when the revelation came to him, hence Allah said, refuting them interpretation of the meaning :. That is because the kuffar only see the angels at the time of death or when the divine punishment descends, so when they are able to see angels, that is the day of their doom. It was essential that human messengers be sent, so that they would be able to address mankind, and so that mankind would be able to learn from them and understand.

If Allah had sent messengers from among the angels to them, that would not have been possible. But those who live on the earth are human, and the mercy and wisdom of Allah dictated that their messengers should be of their own kind. Since humans cannot easily see the angels and learn from them, this means that if Allah had wanted to send an angel as a messenger to mankind, He would have had to make him a man:. They would have been confused because of his appearing in human form, and they would not have been able to verify that he was an angel.

As that is the case, there would have been no point in sending angels as messengers in this manner. Rather, sending angels as messengers in this manner would not have achieved the intended aim, because an angel-messenger would not be able to feel what humans feel, and share their emotions and reactions, even if he appeared in their form. Rather it is glad tidings to the one who sees him in a dream, that he will see him in Paradise. It does not mean that he will see him when he is awake in this world.

What al-Nawawi mentioned in the first opinion is not contradicted by the opinion of al-Hafiz ibn Hajar that it is not possible to see him, because al-Nawawi stated that what was meant was the people of his own time, and what al-Hafiz was objecting to was those who claim to have seen him in a real sense after he peace and blessings of Allah be upon him died. This idea, that the Prophet peace and blessings of Allah be upon him may be seen when one is awake, may easily be refuted by common sense, because it implies that no one can see him except in the form in which he died, and that two people may see him at the same time in two different places, and that he may come to life sometimes and emerge from his grave and walk about in the marketplaces and converse with the people.

This implies that his body is not in his grave and there is nothing left in his grave, so the grave is visited and salam salutation is said to one who is not there, because he may be seen by night and by day in his real form outside his grave. In order to make a comment, please login or register. What kind of beings are angels? Not seeing is not a proof of non-existence Could you please give information on the nature of Angels, their types and about the importance of belief in them?

Why cannot we see them? Are angels Allah's daughters? Why cannot we see Allah in this world? Is it permissible to make tawassul while praying and asking the help of awliya of Allah? Can't log in to your account? If you do not have an account, you can click the button below to create one. If you have an account, log in. Create new account Log in. English en. Indonesian id. Publication : Praise be to Allah. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah may Allah have mercy on him said: Hence humans are unable to see an angel in his true form unless Allah helps them, as He helped our Prophet peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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