5] Which angels take the soul of the Muslim, the angels of mercyor the angels of wrath?

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If a Muslim who sins dies, is his soul taken by the angels of mercy or
the angels of wrath? Please note that he prays, but hecommits some
sins such as looking at haraam things or listening to music.
May Allah reward you with good.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
The majority of texts that speak of this matter divide people intotwo
categories:
1. Believers. The angels of mercy take their souls and lift them
up to heaven with great care, coming with glad tidings, calling them
by the most loved of their names, so they feel joy, blessing and
happiness which makes them steadfast.
2. Disbelievers and hypocrites.The angels of wrath take their
souls, coming with harshness and warnings, and the gates of heaven are
closed in their faces, so they are thrown in the earth to face woe and
punishments asrecompense for what they did in this world of
wrongdoing, disbelief and enmity.
Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, mentioned that in the Holy
Qur'aan, where He says (interpretation of the meaning):
"By those (angels) who pull out (the souls of the disbelievers and the
wicked) with great violence.
2. By those (angels) who gently take out (the souls of the believers).
3. And by those that swim along(i.e. angels or planets in their orbits)"
[al-Naazi'aat 79:1-3].
Al-Haafiz ibn Katheer (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Ibn Mas'ood, Ibn 'Abbaas, Masrooq, Sa'eed ibn Jubayr, Abu Saalih,
Abu'l-Duha and al-Suddi said: "By those who pull out" refers to the
angels, i.e., when they pull out the souls of the sons of Adam. There
are some whose soul is taken forcefully and they suffer when it is
taken out, and there are some whose soul is taken gently, which is
referred to in the verse, "and those who gently take out." Thiswas
stated by Ibn 'Abbaas.
It was also narrated from Ibn 'Abbaas that al-naazi'aat refers to the
souls of the disbelievers, which are taken out, then plunged into the
Fire. This was narrated by Ibn Abi Haatim. End quote.
Tafseer al-Qur'aan al-Kareem, 8/312
Secondly:
There is fear for the Muslim whocommits sin or is an evildoer -- and
what is meant is the one who persists in committing major sins or
transgresses against people and dies in that state. To which of the
two groups mentioned above does he belong? Is his soul taken by the
angels of mercy and treated in the same manner as the believers, or is
it taken by the angels of wrath and treated in the same manner as the
disbelievers?
This is a matter of the unseen and we have not found any textthat
clearly and definitively states the situation of the one who commits
major sins.
But there are some references that may indicate that the angelsof
wrath take the souls of those who commit major sins. For example:
1.
The hadeeth about the man whokilled one hundred people, then he
repented to Allah, may He be glorified and exalted. When he died, the
angels of mercy and the angels of wrath disputed as to which of them
would take hissoul and take it up to heaven. The story was narrated by
Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him):
The angels of mercy and the angels of torment disputed overhim. The
angels of mercy said: he came repenting and turning wholeheartedly
towards Allaah. The angels of torment said: He never did anything
good. Then an angel in the form of a man came to them and they
appointed him (to decide) between them. He said: Measure the distance
between the two lands, and whichever is closer, that is where he
belongs. So they measured it and they found that he was closer to the
land that he was heading for, sothe angels of mercy took him."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari (3740) and Muslim (2766).
Think about how the angels of wrath wanted to take the soul of this
sinner who had killed one hundred people. Were it notfor the sincerity
of his repentance, his soul would havefallen to the share of the
angels of wrath. So there is the fear forall of those who commit major
sins that the angels of wrath may take their souls if they do not
repent to Allah, may He be glorified and exalted.
2.
There are many hadeeths whichdescribe how the angels come to take the
soul of the one who is dying and take it up to the highest heavens;
these hadeeths compare and contrast the situation of the believers and
that of the disbelievers. In some of these hadeeths it says al-faajir
(evildoer) instead of al-kaafir (disbeliever). And in some of them it
describes him as al-rajul al-su' (the bad man). This may also indicate
that the one who commits major sins is in great danger in this regard.
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Having a blood sample taken for testing does not invalidate the fast

Does having a blood sample of 5 cc taken have any effect on the fast?.
Praise be to Allaah.
That does not affect the fast because it is a little and does not make the fasting person weak.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz was asked about the ruling on a person who has blood taken when he is fasting in Ramadaan for the purpose of testing.
He replied:
A test of this nature does not affect the fast, rather it is excused, because it is something needed, and it is not like the things that are known to break the fast according to sharee’ah.
Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn Baaz, 15/274.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen was asked in Fataawa Arkaan al-Islam, p. 478, about the ruling on a fasting person having a blood test, and whether that breaks the fast.
He replied:
The fasting person does not break the fast by having blood taken for a test. If the doctor needs totake blood from the patient to test it, this doesnot break the fast, because it is a small amount of blood and it does not affect the body in the way that cupping does. The basic principle isthat the fast remains validand cannot be spoiled except by things for which there is shar’i evidence that they affect the fast. In this case there is no evidence that the fasting person breaks his fast because of this small amount of blood. With regard to taking a large amount of blood from a fasting person in order to donate it to a person whoneeds it, for example, then if a large amount of blood is taken which has the same effect on the body as cupping, this doesbreak the fast. Based on this, if the fast is obligatory then it is not permissible for anyone to donate a large amount of blood to anyone, unless the person who is to receive that blood is in dire need and cannot waituntil after the sun sets, and the doctors have decided that the blood of this fasting person will benefit him and will meethis immediate need for it. In this case there is nothing wrong with donating blood, and he may break his fast and eatand drink in order to regain his strength, and he should make up this day when he broke his fast./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

Does shaving the beard invalidate the fast?

Does shaving the beard during the day in Ramadaan invalidate the fast? May Allaah keep us and all the Muslims from shaving their beards.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
It is haraam for men to shave their beards during Ramadaan and at other times, because of the saheeh ahaadeeth which clearly enjoin allowing the beard to grow.
For example, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Be different from the mushrikeen: let your beards grow and trim your moustaches.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5892; Muslim, 259.
And he said: “Trim the moustache and let the beard grow; be different from the Magians.” Narrated by Muslim, 260.
The great scholar Ibn Muflih (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
Ibn Hazm stated that there was scholarly consensus saying that trimming the moustache and letting the beard grow are obligatory.
Al-Furoo’, 1/130
Shaving the beard is not one of the things that break the fast, but it does detract from the reward of the fasting person. The same applies to other sinssuch as lying, backbiting, and so on.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: Does engaging in haraam kindsof speech during the day in Ramadan invalidate a person’s fast?
He replied:
If we read the words of Allaah (interpretation of the meaning):
“O you who believe! Observing As-Sawm (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqoon (the pious)”
[al-Baqarah 2:183]
we will understand that that the reason behind the enjoining of fasting is so as to instill piety. Piety means giving up haraam things, and in general means doing what is enjoined and abstaining from what is forbidden.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoeverdoes not give up false speech and acting in accordance with it, or ignorance, Allaah has no need of his giving up his food and drink.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6057.
Based on this, it is most important that the fastingperson avoids haraam words and deeds. So he should not backbite aboutpeople, tell lies or spread malicious gossip amongst them; he should not engage in haraam transactions; and he should avoid all haraam things. If a person avoids such things for a whole month, then he will remain righteous for the rest of the year. But unfortunately many of those who fast do not differentiate between a day when they are fastingand a day when they are not fasting. So they continue to speak and act as they usually do, engaging in haraam actions such as lying, cheating and so on. You cannot sense the dignity of fasting in them at all. These actions do not invalidate the fast but they do detract from its reward, and when they are done continually they may cancel the reward of fasting altogether.

And Allaah knows best./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

The blood that comes out from between the teeth does not invalidate his fast

Does the blood that comes out from between the teeth accidentally invalidate the fast or not? What if it does caused by the person himself, rather it is caused by another person hitting him by mistake? Please advise us,may Allaah reward you.
Praise be to Allaah.
The blood that comes out from between the teeth does not invalidate the fast, whether it comes outby itself or because of another person hitting him.
And Allaah is the source ofstrength. May Allaah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and companions.
Al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah li’l-Buhooth al-‘Ilmiyyah wa’l-Ifta, 10/267
But it is haraam for the fasting person to swallowthis blood; if he swallows it deliberately then his fast is broken./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en