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Summary of the Concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah

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Nullifiers of Faith in the Angels

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Since belief in the angels is one of the six pillars of faith,

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and since they served as the intermediaries through whom revelation descended,

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invalidating one's belief in them invalidates faith in its entirety.

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Therefore, one must exercise the utmost caution against falling into any of these nullifiers,

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the most significant of which are: First, denying their existence.

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For in doing so, one disbelieves the texts of the Qur'an and the authentic, mass-transmitted Sunnah that mention them.

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Second—and related to this—is

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denying what has been established in the primary texts regarding their attributes, deeds, or names.

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Third, hating them or harboring animosity toward them,

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as in the statement of Allah Almighty:

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“Who is an enemy to Allah, and His angels and His messengers, and Gabriel and Michael! Then, lo! Allah (Himself) is an enemy to the disbelievers.” (2:98)

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“Who is an enemy to Allah, and His angels and His messengers, and Gabriel and Michael! Then, lo! Allah (Himself) is an enemy to the disbelievers.” (2:98)

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Fourth—and related to this—is

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reviling them or mocking them or their assigned duties.