One of the things about the blessed presence
of angels, is that there's something
that overcomes you, when you're surrounded
by the angels from Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
And of the greatest features of the last 10 nights,
is that a person exerts themselves,
so that they can try to be amongst those
who the angels are descending upon.
When Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala praises
you amongst that group of angels, they love you.
What is it like to meet those angels
in Janna that used to sing your praises
while you were still here in this world?
We know from a hadith of the prophet
sallAllahu 'alaihi wassalam
that the keeper of hellfire is named Malek.
And Malek is a named that's derived
from the word Mulk, which refers to
power and strength.
So this is an angel that has a hideous
appearance only to those that are in hellfire
though Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
creates all of the angels beautiful.
But he's made to look that way
to those people that are in hellfire.
As for the keeper of jannah, al imam ibnul Qayyim
rahimahullah, and ibn Kathir and others
narrate that his name is Ridwan.
Ridhwan, which is a name that is
derived from the word Ridha, pleasure.
So, subhanAllah even in the name
of the chief keeper of jannah is Ridha, is pleasure.
Whereas the name of the chief keeper
of hellfire is Mulk is power and strength.
And that kind of sets the tone for
how you're going to interact with the
mala'ikah, with the angels in jannah.
Now, what are the different types
of angels that you find in jannah?
Because you've been hearing about them even
as we've been going through the different stations.
And Imam ibn Kathir rahimahullah said that amongst
the angels are those who are appointed
in charge of paradise and those
who are preparing the honors for its people.
So you have those mala'ikah that
are getting jannah ready for you right now.
You have the angels, as he says,
that are preparing the welcoming gifts.
You have those that are preparing and sewing the garments.
You have those that are shaping
the jewelry for the people of jannah.
You have those angels that are building
your palaces, and taking care of your
gardens before you get to jannah.
You have the angels that are
already preparing the food and the drink
getting your meals ready for jannah.
And he said, all of these angels are anticipating
the entrance of the occupants and
they have prepared for us what no eye has seen,
what no ear has heard nor has it
crossed them mind of any human being.
And he says again, the keeper of paradise.
Of course the chief angel is called Ridhwan.
So we can break down the categories
of the angels as such, you have
those angels that make the announcements.
They make the announcements that
are pleasing to you and they make
the announcements when Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
has something to share with the people of jannah.
And then you have the angels that are
constantly there just to congratulate you.
And Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala says,
"yadkhulun 'alaihim min kulli bab,
salaamun 'alaikum bima sabartum fa nii'ma 'uqba-ddar"
so just like you had angels that welcomed you
and congratulated you when you first entered into
jannah, now you have angels that
are saying "salaamun'alaykum bima sabartum"
"peace be unto you for the patience that you showed."
"fa nii'ma 'uqba-ddar"
"What an amazing reward you have now."
We hope you're enjoying your home now.
And you have the angels who not
just give you salam, but they serve you.
They bring you things in jannah.
They take you places in jannah.
And so you have the ones congratulating you
the ones that are giving you salam,
the ones that are serving you,
and then just like you have the leaders
of the human beings in a particular place,
in jannah you have the chief angels,
Jibreel 'alaihi-ssalam, Mika'eel 'alaihi-ssalam,
Israfeel 'alaihi-ssalam.
Those who Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala calls,
"al muqassimati amra"
"the angels that were
in charge of apportioning the
command of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
So you have the Jibreel, Sayyidul Mala'ikah
The Chief of The Angels.
Wouldn't you want to see Jibreel 'alaihi-ssalam?
who brought down the wahi,
who brought down the revelation,
who accompanied our prophet sallAllahu 'alaihi wassallam
Who the prophet sallAllahu 'alaihi wassallam described
in his full form as having 600 wings,
that had rubies and pearls coming
down from each one of his wings,
in such a beautiful way!
And now you get to meet Jibreel 'alaihi-ssalam
and maybe you get to talk to Jibreel 'alaihi-ssalam
and ask Jibreel 'alaihi-ssalam about his unique perspective
of the seerah of the Prophet sallAllahu 'ailahi wassallam
and in fact the seerah of every prophet.
You can ask Jibreel 'alaihi-ssalam about the
time that jannah was first created
and what it was like when he saw it.
And he thought that every single person
was going to enter into this place
and celebrate with Jibreel 'alaihi-ssalam.
You have Mika'eel 'alaihi-ssalam, who is the angel
of rahmah, al ghaith, al riyaahh
who used to, by the command Allah,
bring wind and rain and all sorts of
mercy upon the people in this world.
And now as you're enjoying the rain
and the breeze of al jannah, you can
talk to Mika'eel 'alaihi-ssalam.
You have Israfeel 'alaihi-ssalam, who blew into the horn
"an-nafkhi fi-ssoor"
And through that blow, took the lives of everyone.
And you might think, well, what is there to that?
But is Israfeel is one of the great angels.
And by the way, he has a beautiful voice
which we're going to talk about insha'Allahu ta'ala.
And of course even Malak al mawt, the
one who took the souls of people.
And for the believer, the taking of the soul
in this life is not one of pain, but
rather one of pleasure as we
move on to our next destination.
Now, subhanAllah the part of this that I really want to get
to though, is that the scholars
mentioned that you will have the angels
who were with you in this life,
with you, in paradise as well.
What's the proof of that?
Remember when you were dying?
And Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala sent the angels
to you and they said,
"nahnu awliya'ukum fil hayati-ddunya wa fil akhira"
"We were your close friends.
We were with you that entire time in this life
and we're going to be with you in the hereafter"
"wa lakum fiha ma tashtahi anfusukum
wa lakum fiha ma taddaa'oon"
wait til you see the jannah that's
been promised to you.
Wait till you see this place where you'll have
everything that you desire and
everything that you ask for.
So those angels that were with you in this life
they come with you into jannah as well.
And in this life you couldn't see them
you couldn't talk to them.
But now you can actually talk to them.
And just like when you want to talk to
your old friends, your old companions
and reminisce on those moments
you can reminisce with the mala'ikah as well.
Reminisce with the angels on some
of those moments that they were privy to even
if you didn't feel their presence.
So you have the angels that used to protect you
"al muu'aqqibat"
and these angels that used to protect you
might have information about times
that you were protected that you
didn't even know about.
So what if they tell you about a time
that you were about to get into a car accident
but Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala commanded
them to avert that accident from you.
Or something terrible was coming your way
but you made a duu'aa and Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
told them to do something for you.
And they start to tell you about
those moments and reminisce with you.
And you have angels that are reminding you
of your private moments in Duu'aas because
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala boasted about you.
And you have those angels that were part
of those celebrations when Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
forgave you and Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
spoke about you on laylatul Qadr
or Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
found you in a halaqah or found you in a masjid.
And the angels are telling you
about those days and celebrating with you now
as they remind you of the time
that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala celebrated you before.
Now I want you to remember that hadith
of the prophet sallAllahu 'alaihi wassallam,
where he said that
"if you were like you are when you are
with me all the time, the angels
would greet you in the streets."
Well now, you are like that
and you are with the prophet sallAllahu 'alaihi wassallam
So the angels are literally greeting you
in every single alley of jannah
reminiscing on your private moments
and celebrating the public moments that are yet to come.
Ya ayyatuha anafsul
mutma'inna
Irji'ee ila rabbiki
radiyatan mardiyya
Fadkhulee fee 'ibadee
Wadkhulee jannatee
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