36. Fill up the blank:

لِّلْكَـٰفِرِينَ      مَن كَانَ عَدُوًّۭا لِّلَّهِ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ   ......  ........  فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَدُوٌّۭ          

Answer:  وَجِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَىٰلَ

36. "Whoever is an enemy to Allah, His Angels, His Messengers .................. & ..................... then verily, Allah is an enemy to the disbelievers."

Answer: Jibreel (AS) and Mikaeel (AS). (2:98).   

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Allah explains before this ayath about Jibreel (AS) bringing the Quran to the Prophet (ﷺ) only by the command of Allah. So anybody saying Jibreel (AS) as enemy, are the disbelievers. Allah is an enemy to such people. Say (O Muhammad ﷺ) "Whoever is an enemy to Jibreel (AS) (let him die in his fury), for indeed he has brought this Quran down to your heart by Allah's Permission, confirming what came before it (the Taurat and the Injeel) and guidance and glad tidings for the believers. (2:97).

Belief in angels is one of the six pillars of Eeman/belief without which the faith is not complete. Who ver does not believe in any of these pillars is not a "Mumin". These pillars are: Allah, His angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day, and the predestination, that is what comes from Allah. Allah chooses Messengers from angels and from men. (22:75). Belief in all the messengers is part of our faith. Disbelieving in any one of them will lead to "Kufr". This Ayath was about the Jews who take Jibeel (AS) as their enemy and that Mika'eel (AS) as their friend.

Different ahadhees narrate that this ayath was revealed to the Prophet ﷺ at the time:

1. When Abdullah bin Salam asked three questions to confirm whether he is the prophet or not. The Prophet ﷺ)) said, just now Jibreel (AS) brought answers. Hearing that Abdullah bin Salam told, "Jibreel has been considered as the enemy to Jews." Just then Allah's Messenger(ﷺ)  received this ayath from Allah.

2. Abu Bakr al-Asfahani informed us > al-Hafiz Abul-Shaykh > Abu Yahya al- Razi > Sahl ibn 'Uthm- an > 'Ali ibn Mushir > Daw ud > al-Sha'bi who said: “Said 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA), 'I used to go to the Jews upon their study of the Taurah and was amazed to see the conformity of the Quran with the Taurah and of the Taurah with the Quran.... On one occasion their chief said: 'We do know that Mohammad (ﷺ)

is Allah's Messenger!' I said: 'You are the one who shall be subject to the worst form of destruction if you all know that he is Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and then do not follow him'. They said: 'We have an enemy among the angels as we have friend from amongst them'. I asked: 'Who is your enemy and who is your friend?' They said: 'Our enemy is Gabriel who is the angel of harshness and coarseness, burden and hardship'. I asked: ’And who is your friend?' They said: 'Michael who is the angel of tenderness, gentleness and ease'. I said: 'In that case I bear witness that it is not allowable for Gabriel to declare enmity to the friends of Michael nor is it allowable for Michael to be a friend to the enemies of Gabriel ......" I then stood up and left them.

When I narrated this to the Prophet (ﷺ) he said: "O, the son of Khattab! Shall I recite the verses regard- ing this, that are revealed by Allah." And he recited the verses (2:97 & 2:98).

3. Imam Ahmad recorded that Ibn ‘Abbas (RA) said:

When “A group of Jews came to Allah’s Prophet (ﷺ) and said, ‘Talk to us about some things we will ask you and which only a Prophet (ﷺ) would know.’ They asked four questions. They said, ‘Tell us now about your Wali among the angels, for this is when we either follow or shun you.’ He said, ‘My Wali (who brings down the revelation from Allah) is Jibreel (AS), and Allah never sent a Prophet, but Jibril is his Wali.’ They said, ‘We then shun you. Had you a Wali other than Jibreel, we would have followed you.'” On that, Allah, the Exalted revealed this ayath.

This ayath is a threat to the enemies of Jibril (AS). It is an act of disobedience to Allah. With that they earn Allah's enmity. Such people will lose both the life of this world as well as the Hereafter. Allah says,"Whoever takes a friend of Mine as an enemy, I shall wage war on him."

 

Both the Sahih recorded the supplication of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) during the Thahajud:

"O Allah, Lord of Jibreel, Mikaeel & Israfeel, Creator of the heavens and earth and Knower of the seen and the unseen! You judge between Your servants regarding what they differ in, so direct me to the truth which they differ on, by Your leave. Verily, You guide whom You will to the straight path."

                                الحمدلله