Al-An'am (The Cattle)
Verse 61of 165
وَهُوَ ٱلْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِۦ ۖ وَيُرْسِلُ عَلَيْكُمْ حَفَظَةً حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ تَوَفَّتْهُ رُسُلُنَا وَهُمْ لَا يُفَرِّطُونَ﴿٦١﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
And He is the subjugator over His servants, and He sends over you guardian-angels until, when death comes to one of you, Our messengers take him, and they do not fail [in their duties].
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Servants are in Allah's Hands Before and After DeathAllah states that He brings death to His servants in their sleep at night, for sleep is minor death. Allah said in other Ayat,إِذْ قَالَ اللَّهُ يعِيسَى إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَىَّ(And (remember) when Allah said: "O `Isa! I will take you and raise you to Myself...
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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