Transliteration:( Wa huwal qaahiru fawqa 'ibaadihee wa yursilu 'alaikum hafazatan hattaaa izaa jaaa'a ahadakumul mawtu tawaffathu rusulunaa wa hum laa yufarritoon )
123. By this is meant angels, few of whom guide over deeds and few of whom over physical state. From this is understood that although Allah Almighty has absolute power to protect us by Himself, He has provided means for it. Power is something else, law is another thing, and believing in both is part of faith.
124. From this, it does not mean that all the regions are distributed. In some places, some angels capture the souls, and in some places, others do this work. In Fact, the Angel of Death and his deputies capture every soul in the world. Thus it is understood that these angels are present everywhere and seen everywhere. This work cannot be accomplished without this. The entire world is in their sight like the palm of our hand is in our sightÂ
125. These angels do not show signs of slowness or negligence in capturing the souls. They are neither a second late nor early from the appointed hour of death of each person. From this, we learn that these angels are fully aware of the time and place, and nature of the death of each person. This is part of the five types of Knowledge. If this is the condition of knowledge of these angels, then what is the condition of knowledge of the highest possessor of knowledge, the Emperor of Madina, Hazrat Muhammad .صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم
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The tafsir of Surah Al-Anam verse 61 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Anam ayat 60 which provides the complete commentary from verse 60 through 62.
(6:61) And He alone holds sway over His servants and sets guardians over you[40] till death approaches any of you and Our deputed angels take his soul, neglecting no part of their task.
40. The angels who keep watch and maintain a record of everything, i.e. all their movements, deeds and so on.
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