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”

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Wind carried the man to where he belonged

Once the angel of death (Hadrat Izra'il) appeared in the form of human
being in the court of Prophet Sulaiman (peace be upon him) and gazed
continously at a person present there for some time. When the angel of
death vanished, that person asked Prophet Sulaiman (peace be upon
him): "Who was that person?" He told him that that was the angel of
death. He remarked: "The angel of death had gazed at me in such a
manner asif he had determined to take my life." Prophet Sulaiman
(peace be upon him) asked him: "What doyou want?" He requested him to
drop him in India. Prophet Sulaiman commanded the air to carry him up
and drop him in India. Consequently the air carried him to India
(which was very far from where he was). The angel of death came to
Prophet Sulaiman (peace be upon him). He asked him "Why did you fix
your gaze at that person?" Angel of death told: "I wondered that the
Almighty Allah had commanded me to take the life of this personin
India whereas he is sitting here in your presence."

Good news for the poor people

Once, Abu Dardaa (RA) was sitting in company with his students when
his wife came and said to him, "You are sitting here with your
students and we haven't got a pinch of flour left with us in the
house." Abu Dardaa (RA) said to her, "Good lady, before us there is a
valley hard to travel (The Day of Judgement) and only suchpeople can
traverse it successfully who travel light." Hearing this, his wife
went away, satisfied with the reply, and did not complain any more
about her needs. Abu Dardaa (RA) once said,"We have food and the rich
also have food; we wear clothes and the rich also wear clothes. The
richpeople possess wealth, which exceeds their requirements, and they
just see it without using it. We can also look at wealth (possessed by
others) without using it. We are equal in this respect, but the rich
will be required to render an account, on the Day of Resurrection, for
holding extra wealth in their possession. We are free from Reckoning,
for, we have nothing in our possession.

The Qur’an with vowel points has not changed until our day

Allah stated in the verses that the Qur'an is unchangeable:
...THERE IS NO CHANGINGTHE WORDS OF Allah... (Surat al-An'am, 34)
The Words of your Lord are perfect in truthfulness and justice. NO ONE
CAN CHANGE HIS WORDS. He isthe All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. (Surat
al-An'am, 115)
IT IS WE WHO HAVE SENTDOWN THE REMINDER AND WE WHO WILL PRESERVE IT.
(Surat al-Hijr,9)
It is truly a noble Qur'an in a WELL PROTECTED Book. (Surat al-Waqi'a, 77-78)
FALSEHOOD CAN NOT REACH IT FROM BEFORE ITOR BEHIND IT – it is a
revelation from One Who is All-Wise, Praiseworthy. (Surah Fussilat,
42)
As our Lord reveals in the verses above the Qur'an will remain
unchanged. The Qur'an has not survived to our day merely in written
form. Inthe time of our Prophet (saas) there were hafidhs learning the
Qur'an by heart. Consequently the Qur'an with vowel points in our day
was prepared in a way convenient to the memorization of the Hafidhs of
the time. The Qur'an memorized by the Hafidhs of the time of our our
Prophet (saas) is exactly the same as the Qur'an in our day
insha'Allah.