Back to search
The question

Did angels descend to guide people to worship Allah before the prophets, with the exception of Adam, and is this true?

Share this answer

Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

The texts of revelation do not indicate that Allah Almighty sent angels directly to humanity to guide them. Rather, the Qur’an stipulates that messengers are from human beings, and this is confirmed by the noble verses such as: ﴿And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed from among the people of the cities.﴾ [Yusuf: 109]. The disbelievers found this strange, but Allah Almighty sent messengers from among humans so that they could understand from them and so that they could understand them. If there had been angels on earth, Allah would have sent an angel as a messenger to them. This assertion that angels used to guide people is false and has no basis in religion.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported

Read the full answer on Ftawy
Source platform
Ftawy
Original fatwa ID
737
Imported
Translation status
Source text, unreviewed
Read the full ruling
Read the full answer on Ftawy