1662 - المَلائِكَةُ الحَفَظَةُ

1662. THE GUARDIAN ANGELS

(وَهُوَ الْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِ وَيُرْسِلُ عَلَيْكُمْ حَفَظَةً حَتَّى‏ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ تَوَفَّتْهُ رُسُلُنَا وَهُمْ لَا يُفَرِّطُونَ) .¹

"He is the All-dominant over His servants, and He sends guards to [protect] you. When death approaches anyone of you, Our messengers take him away and they do not neglect [their duty]." ²

5825.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام - في قولهِ تعالى‏ : (لَهُ مَعقِّباتٌ مِنْ بَينِ يَدَيهِ ومِنْ خَلْفِهِ يَحْفَظونَهُ مِنْ أمْرِ اللَّهِ)³ - : بأمرِ اللَّهِ مِن أن يَقعَ في رَكِيٍّ ، أو يَقَعَ علَيهِ حائطٌ، أو يُصيبَهُ شي‏ءٌ؛ حتّى‏ إذا جاءَ القَدَرُ خَلّوا بينَهُ وبينَهُ يَدفَعونَهُ إلَى المَقاديرِ ، وهُما مَلَكانِ يَحفَظانِهِ باللَّيلِ ، ومَلَكانِ يَحفَظانِهِ بالنَّهارِ يَتَعاقَبانِ .⁴

5825. Imam al-Baqir (AS), with regard to Allah's verse in the Qur'an: "He has guardian angels, to his front and his rear, who guard him by Allah's command" ⁵ , said, 'By the command of Allah he is protected from falling into a well or from a wall falling onto him, or from being struck with something, until the decree of Allah comes. They [i.e. the angels] leave him alone it and pass him onto his decrees. They are two angels that protect him in the night, and two angels following them that protect him in the day.' ⁶

5826.تفسيرِ القمّيِّ :(وإنّ علَيكُم لَحافِظينَ)⁷ قالَ : المَلَكانِ المُوَكّلانِ بالإنسانِ، (كِراماً كاتِبينَ)⁸يَكتُبونَ الحَسَناتِ والسَّيِّئاتِ .⁹

5826. Tafsir al-Qummi: "Indeed, there are over you watchers." ¹⁰ , 'The two angels entrusted with man;"noble writers." ¹¹ , 'They write the good deeds and the bad.' ¹²