Belief in the Angels
40671: We cannot be certain that the name of the Angel
of Death is Azraa'eel
Question:
Is there any evidence to show that the name of the
Angel of Death is Azraa'eel?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
It is widely assumed that the name of the Angel of
Death is Azraa'eel, but there is nothing in the Qur'aan or
saheeh Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) to indicate that this is his name. Rather this
is narrated in some reports which may be from among
the Israa'eeliyyaat (reports from Jewish sources).
Based on this, we cannot be certain whether this is
his name or not. So we cannot affirm that the name of
the Angel of Death is Azraa'eel, nor can we deny it.
Rather we should refer this matter to Allaah and call him as
Allaah calls him, the `Angel of Death". Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"Say: The angel of death, who is set over you, will
take your souls. Then you shall be brought to your Lord"
[al-Sajdah 32:11]
But the name of the Angel of Death is not given in
the Qur'aan or in the saheeh ahaadeeth. His name
is mentioned in some reports as Azraa'eel, but Allaah
knows best.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Say: The angel of death, who is set over you, will
take your souls. Then you shall be brought to your Lord
[al-Sajdah 32:11]
Al-Sindi said: There is no marfoo' hadeeth [one that
can be traced back to the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him)] which mentions his name.
Al-Manaawi said in Fayd al-Qadeer (3/32), after
stating that the Angel of Death is known by the name
`Azraa'eel: I have never seen anyreport giving his name as such.
Shaykh al-Albaani said in his comment on the words
of al-Tahhaawi, "We believe in the Angel of Death who
is appointed to take the souls of all creatures":
This ("the Angel of Death") is what he is called in
the Qur'aan. With regard to the name `Azraa'eel which
is widely known among the people, there is no basis
for this, rather it comes from the Israa'eeliyyaat.
Shaykh Ibn `Uthaymeen said:
"The Angel of Death" is well known by the
name `Azraa'eel, but this is not correct, rather this was
narrated from Jewish sources. So we should not believe in
this name, and we should call the one who is appointed
over death "the Angel of Death," as Allaah called him in
the verse (interpretation of the meaning):
"Say: The angel of death, who is set over you, will
take your souls. Then you shall be brought to your
Lord"
[al-Sajdah 32:11] Fataawa Ibn
`Uthaymeen, 3/161
And Allaah knows best.
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