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Are "Raheeb" and "Ateed" angels, what is their function, and do they enter the restroom with a person?

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"Raqeeb 'Ateed" are two descriptions for the two angels entrusted with writing down human deeds, not their names. The two angels on the right and on the left are "Raqeeb" and "'Ateed," meaning they are vigilant guardians, ever-present and never absent, observing all of a human's words and actions and recording them. As for the guardian angels entering the restroom with a person, Islamic law has not provided an explanation for how they enumerate deeds in all places. What is obligatory is to adhere to what has been revealed and to entrust the knowledge of what has not been revealed to Allah.

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