Advice of Scholars - ANGELS

Angels belonging in Paradise stay in Paradise. Their superior is Ridwân. Angels of Hell, zabânîs, carry out in Hell what they are commanded. The fire of Hell does not harm them, as the sea is not harmful to fish. There are nineteen leading zabânîs. Their chief is Mâlik.

For each human being, there are four angels who record all the good and bad actions. Two of them come at night and the other two come during the day. They are called kirâman kâtibîn or angels of hafaza. It was also said that the angels of hafaza were different from the kirâman kâtibîn. The angel on one’s right side is superior to the one on the left and records the good deeds. The one on the left writes down the evil deeds. There are angels who will torture disbelievers and disobedient Muslims in their graves, and angels who will ask questions in graves. The questioning angels are called munkar and nakîr. Those who will question Muslims are also called mubashshir and bashîr.