We cannot be certain that the name of the Angel of Death is Azraa’eel

Is there any evidence to show that the name of the Angel of Death is Azraa'eel?.
Praise be to Allaah.
It is widely assumed that the name of the Angel of Death is Azraa'eel,
but there is nothing in the Qur'aan or saheeh Sunnahof the Prophet
(peace andblessings of Allaah be upon him) to indicate thatthis is his
name. Rather this is narrated in some reports which may be from among
the Israa'eeliyyaat (reports from Jewish sources).
Based on this, we cannot be certain whether this is his name or not.
So we cannot affirm that the name of the Angel of Death is Azraa'eel,
nor canwe deny it. Rather we should refer this matter toAllaah and
call him as Allaah calls him, the 'Angel of Death". Allaah says
(interpretation of themeaning):
"Say: The angel of death, who is set over you, will take your souls.
Then you shall be brought to your Lord"
[al-Sajdah 32:11]
But the name of the Angelof Death is not given in the Qur'aan or in
the saheeh ahaadeeth. His name is mentioned in some reports as
Azraa'eel,but Allaah knows best.
Allaah says (interpretationof the meaning):
"Say: The angel of death, who is set over you, will take your souls.
Then you shall be brought to your Lord"
[al-Sajdah 32:11]
Al-Sindi said: There is no marfoo' hadeeth [one thatcan be traced back
to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)] which
mentions his name.
Al-Manaawi said in Fayd al-Qadeer (3/32), after stating that the Angel
of Death is known by the name 'Azraa'eel: I have never seen anyreport
giving his name as such.
Shaykh al-Albaani said in his comment on the words of al-Tahhaawi, "We
believe in the Angel of Death who is appointed to take the souls of
all creatures":
This ("the Angel of Death") is what he is called in the Qur'aan.
Withregard to the name 'Azraa'eel which is widely known among the
people,there is no basis for this, rather it comes from the
Israa'eeliyyaat.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen said:
"The Angel of Death" is well known by the name 'Azraa'eel, but this is
not correct, rather this was narrated from Jewish sources. So we
should not believe in this name, and we should call the one who is
appointed over death "the Angel of Death," as Allaah called him in the
verse (interpretation of the meaning):
"Say: The angel of death, who is set over you, will take your souls.
Then you shall be brought to your Lord"
[al-Sajdah 32:11]
Fataawa Ibn 'Uthaymeen, 3/161
And Allaah knows best.
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:-* key word:- Belief in the Angels

Look at a man who will enter paradise

One day the Prophet peace be upon him looked at a man and said:
Whoever likes to look at aman who will enter Paradise, let him look at
this man. Abdullah Ibn Abbas, who was present and heard this comment,
followed the man who was favoured with this promise. He asked his
permission to be his guestwhich the man accepted. After observing him
for three consecutive nights, without seeing anything extraordinary
about him, Abdullah Ibn Abbas said: I don't see anything about you
which qualifies you toenter Paradise more than the rest of us. Can you
remember one special thing you do of which I may not be aware. After
thinking for sometime theman said: Nothing is outstanding in my life
except one thing, may be, that I go to bed with a pure and sound heart
towards my friends (meaning to forgive others of their bad qualities
and to think good of everybody). Then Ibn Abbas exclaimed: This is
exactly what qualifies you to enter paradise. Source: from the
book"Luminaries of Islam" by Arafat K.El-Ashi
It is not easy to forgive others of their faults but let us try hard
to bring this quality in ourselves.
:-* key word:- Islamic Stories

Advice from a person riding a flying camel

Muhammad bin Mu'az (may Allah have mercy onhim) says that a devout
lady narrated to him the following story: I saw in adream that I was
going toenter Paradise and when Ireached the entrance, I saw that so
many people had assembled there. I asked, "Why have they assembled at
the gate?" Aman replied, "A lady is coming to Paradise and they have
decorated it forher sake; they have come to receive her into the
Paradise." I asked who the lady was, and the man said, "She is
dark-complexioned servant-woman from the Aikah town, called
Sha'wanah." I said, "By Allah! She is my sister." Meanwhile, I saw
that Sha'wanah was coming tous. She was riding a handsome highbred
she-camel, which was flying in the air. I called out her name and
said,"My dear sister, you know that we are related to each other. Make
Du'aa (supplication) to your Lord that He may grant me your
companionship." She smiled and said, "The time has not yet come for
you to join me; but do take a few words of advice from me; make Akhira
(hereafter) your constant worry and take it to your heart; let your
love for Allah overpower all other passions and desires; and do not
botherabout your hour of death that is, be prepared to meet death at
any time." From the book "Fadhail-e-Sadaqaa", translated by Prof.
Abdul Karim.
Each one of us have the capacity to become people of great piety.
However, it takes an effort and sacrifice of our desires. Thus, let us
strive hard to become devoutedMuslims.
:-* key word:- Islamic Stories

Stories of Mullah Nasruddin

One day Nasruddin, while passing by a place, had a few apricots in his
sleeve. He saw some people who were sitting under a tree. Calling them
he asked a question, "if any one of you found out what I have in my
sleeve,I will give the biggest apricot to him." One of them said," If
any one answers this question, he's letting himself in
forprophecy."One winter night while Nasruddin was sleeping he heard a
noise that was suddenly made in the street. Having covered himself
with his blanket, he came out to know thecause of the noise. Suddenly
a smart thief robbed him of his blanket and ran away. He came back
home without the blanket. In reply to his wife who was asking about
the reason for the noise, Nasruddin said, "All the quarrel was about
my blanket."
Nasruddin had a little money. He wanted to hide it some where. At
first he dug a hole, kept the money there and covered it with soil.
Aftera while he thought the money was not safe there because it would
be discovered soon. He dug another hole and kept the money there.
Herepeated this action many times. But he was not sure of its
security. He removed it out of the last hiding-place. He put the money
into a bag and rode on a donkey taking the bag to a hill top near his
house. He fixed a stick vertically in the ground and from it suspended
the bag. Iooking at it from a distance Nasruddin commented, "Human
being is not a bird to come here and steal the bag," He came back
home. Incidentally a man who was watching Nasruddin from a distance
took the moneyfrom the bag and poureddung of camel into it. After a
few days when Nasruddin was in need of cash, he went to find the bag.
When he brought the bag down from the stick, he found dung of a camel
in it. He got surprised and said, "It is very interesting. How could a
camel reachto a place where a person can't?"