Ramadan section: Do angels die?

Question

whats up with the story of Azrael that Allah will command him to take his own soul.. .I thought angels dont die like us humans and jinns, then where did that story come up from?Is it Islamically true? Any ahadith to back up this claim?

Answer 1

1. Angels never die! NEVER!

2. When you are dead, Allah commands the angel to take your soul. If you are a believer, and a good Muslim, he takes your soul gently. If you are a kaffir, he rips it out of your body. Yes it is true.

Answer 2

well everything will die when the time of judgment comes. only allah will remain and he will create everything anew. and then we shall be judged

Answer 3

there is NO such thing as IZRAEL,which terminates your life...

IZRAEL is a coined word for the angels who terminates our lives,not authorized by Glorious Quran,no such word in Glorious Quran

there are Angels who terminates life,,but that is NOT Izrael

[4:97] Those whose lives are terminated by the angels, while in a state of wronging their souls, the angels will ask them, "What was the matter with you?" They will say, "We were oppressed on earth." They will say, "Was GOD's earth not spacious enough for you to emigrate therein?" For these, the final abode is h**l, and a miserable destiny.

[6:61] He is Supreme over His creatures, and He appoints guards to protect you. When the appointed time of death comes to any of you, our messengers put him to death without delay.

[6:93] Who is more evil than one who fabricates lies and attributes them to GOD, or says, "I have received divine inspiration," when no such inspiration was given to him, or says, "I can write the same as GOD's revelations?" If only you could see the transgressors at the time of death! The angels extend their hands to them, saying, "Let go of your souls. Today, you have incurred a shameful retribution for saying about GOD other than the truth, and for being too arrogant to accept His revelations.

[6:94] "You have come back to us as individuals, just as we created you the first time, and you have left behind what we provided for you. We do not see with you the intercessors that you idolized and claimed that they will help you. All ties among you have been severed; the idols you set up have abandoned you."

[7:37] Who is more evil than those who invent lies about GOD, or reject His revelations? These will get their share, in accordance with the scripture, then, when our messengers come to terminate their lives, they will say, "Where are the idols you used to implore beside GOD?" They will say, "They have abandoned us." They will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.

8:50] If you could only see those who disbelieved when the angels put them to death! They will beat them on their faces and their rear ends: "Taste the retribution of h**l.

[8:51] "This is a consequence of what your hands have sent forth. GOD is never unjust towards the creatures."

[16:28] The angels put them to death in a state of wronging their souls. That is when they finally submit, and say, "We did not do anything wrong!" Yes indeed. GOD is fully aware of everything you have done.

[16:29] Therefore, enter the gates of h**l, wherein you abide forever. What a miserable destiny for the arrogant ones.

[16:32] The angels terminate their lives in a state of righteousness, saying, "Peace be upon you. Enter Paradise (now) as a reward for your works."

The Disbelievers

[16:33] Are they waiting for the angels to come to them, or until your Lord's judgment comes to pass? Those before them did the same thing. GOD is not the One who wronged them; they are the ones who wronged their own souls.

[16:34] They have incurred the consequences of their evil works, and the very things they ridiculed came back to haunt them.

[47:27] How will it be for them when the angels put them to death? They will beat them on their faces and their rear ends.

[47:28] This is because they followed what angered GOD and hated the things that please Him. Consequently, He has nullified their works.

[79:1] The (angels who) snatch (the souls of the disbelievers) forcibly.

[79:2] And those who gently take (the souls of the believers) joyfully.

any name of Mr.Izraeel ??

note All the Verses say ANGELS,plural and not singular

Answer 4

we don't even know if angels are 4 real or not so how could we possibly answer that question.

Answer 5

Everything will end one day including the angels!

Answer 6

yes they will die on the Day of Judgement. I dont have any hadeeth to backup my answer, but i  learned this in Islamic school that even Angel of Death will take his own soul by the will of Allah swt.

Read this Aya: Kullun man A'layha fan, wa yabqa wajhu rabbika dhil jalali wal ikram

Meaning tht everything and everyone will die, except for Allah swt.

i hope Brother Abul Harith will be able to answer both our questions

Thanks for posting my question :-)

Edit@asker: i searched for this question and i got it.

please go to this website, ok

http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/96306

Edit: Ninja posted this before me lol. Wallah i just saw her answer. Jazak Allah Ninja :-)

Answer 7

Yes Angels do die

Answer 8

Remember that before the universe was created, God had the angels around Him in Heaven, so I don't think its possible for them to die.

Answer 9

That's actually right, bro.

But in the end, every living being will die, other than Allah. Yeah, angels too, who don't die as long as other things do.

As He says in the Quran (Surah Al Qasas):

وَلَا تَدۡعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ‌ۘ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ‌ۚ كُلُّ شَىۡءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجۡهَهُ ۥ‌ۚ لَهُ ٱلۡحُكۡمُ وَإِلَيۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ (٨٨)

And cry not unto any other god along with Allah. There is no God save Him. Everything will perish save His countenance. His is the command, and unto Him ye will be brought back. (28: 88)

Thus, in the end, everything has to perish (even the angels), but Allah!

Answer 10

I remember having heard something similar to this.....But I am not sure of it either.... To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and on the earth, and in between. If Allah wish it to be like this, so be it, for He is All- Wise, All- Knowledgeable.

And Allah knows best!

Wassalaam

Answer 11

No angel has ever died yet, but they will all die when Allah wills it, including Israfel (the angel that will blow the trumpet), and Izra'il (the angel of death).

Answer 12

at the end of time,Allah will order Azrael to take the souls of all ppl on earth,then to take the souls of the all angels,then order him to take his own soul...when there will be nothing but Allah in this universe.

edit:

i wish i can find the hadith in english :( i can only find it in arabic.

Answer 13

never heard of him taking his soul.

EDIT: Raw is right too

Answer 14

Praise be to Allaah.

What most people believe is that the angels will die and that the Angel of Death will die, but there is no clear text concerning that. Rather there are texts which may indicate that, and there is the well known hadeeth about the Trumpet, which is a munkar hadeeth. See: Da’eef al-Targheeb wa’l-Tarheeb, no. 2224.

Among the texts that have been narrated concerning that is the verse in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Everything will perish save His Face”

[al-Qasas 28:88].

Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Allaah tells us that all the inhabitants of the earth will depart and die, as will the inhabitants of the heavens, except those whom Allaah wills, and nothing will be left but His noble Countenance, for the Lord, may He be exalted and sanctified, will not die, rather He is the Ever-Living Who will never die. Tafseer al-Qur’aan il-‘Azeem, 4/273.

And Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And the Trumpet will be blown, and all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth will swoon away, except him whom Allaah wills. Then it will be blown a second time, and behold they will be standing, looking on (waiting)”

[al-Zumar 39:68].

Al-Bukhaari (7383) and Muslim (2717) narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to say: “O Allaah, I seek refuge in Your glory – there is no god but You – from Your sending me astray, for You are the Ever-Living Who does not die, but jinn and men die.”

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: Will all of creation, even the angels, die?

He replied: What most of the people believe is that all of creation will die, even the angels, and even ‘Azra’eel the Angel of Death. There is a hadeeth concerning that which is marfoo’ i.e., attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).

Read more here

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Answer 15

i am not sure if angels die like humans as a normal cycle of life.

but before the day after, everyone will die except God.

So, all angels will die one day, and the last one will be angel of death.

Then, God will wake up everyone again and judgement day starts

Answer 16

I dont think so They do !!!