It was reported that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud, may Allah be pleased with him,
said:
[وَالصَّـفَّـتِ
صَفَّا ]
"(By those ranged in ranks.) -- they are the angels;
[فَالزَجِرَتِ
زَجْراً ]
(By those who drive the clouds in a good way. ) they are the angels;
[فَالتَّـلِيَـتِ
ذِكْراً ]
(By those who bring the Dhikr.) they are the angels.'' This was also the view
of Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, Masruq, Sa`id bin Jubayr,
`Ikrimah, Mujahid, As-Suddi, Qatadah and Ar-Rabi` bin Anas. Qatadah said, "The
angels form ranks in the heavens.'' Muslim recorded that Hudhayfah, may Allah be
pleased with him, said, "The Messenger of Allah said:
«فُضِّلْنَا عَلَى
النَّاسِ بِثَلَاثٍ: جُعِلَتْ صُفُوفُنَا كَصُفُوفِ الْمَلَائِكَةِ، وَجُعِلَتْ
لَنَا الْأَرْضُ كُلُّهَا مَسْجِدًا، وَجُعِلَ لَنَا تُرَابُهَا طَهُورًا، إِذَا
لَمْ نَجِدِ الْمَاء»
(We have been favored over the rest of mankind in three ways: our ranks have
been made like the ranks of the angels; the entire earth has been made a Masjid
for us; and its soil has been made a means of purification for us if we cannot
find water.)'' Muslim, Abu Dawud, An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah recorded that Jabir
bin Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "The Messenger of Allah said:
«أَلَا تَصُفُّونَ
كَمَا تَصُفُّ الْمَلَائِكَةُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ؟»
(Will you not form ranks as the angels form ranks in the presence of their
Lord) We said, `How do the angels form ranks in the presence of their Lord' He
said:
«يُتِمُّونَ
الصُّفُوفَ الْمُتَقَدِّمَةَ، وَيَتَرَاصُّونَ فِي الصَّف»
(They complete the rows nearer the front and they consolidate the rows. )''
As-Suddi and others said that the Ayah
[فَالزَجِرَتِ
زَجْراً ]
(By those who drive the clouds in a good way. ) means that they drive the
clouds.
[فَالتَّـلِيَـتِ
ذِكْراً ]
(By those who bring the Dhikr.) As-Suddi said, "The angels bring the
Scriptures and the Qur'an from Allah to mankind."
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