LessonsThe Prophet’s Excellence and the Obedience of AngelsQuiz

لَا يَعْصُونَ اللَّهَ مَا أَمَرَهُمْ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُؤْمَرُونَ
They do not disobey God in what He commands, and do what they are ordered. (Al-Taḥrīm 66:6)

The verse makes two mutually reinforcing claims: the absence of disobedience and the performance of what is commanded. The first negates violating the command; the second affirms carrying out the instructed act.

These are not useless repetitions. Refraining from a prohibited act and positively fulfilling an assignment are distinct modes of obedience. The verse is a principal scriptural argument for angelic protection from sin.

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The Qur’an on angelic obedience

The Prophet’s Excellence and the Obedience of Angels

لَا يَعْصُونَ اللَّهَ مَا أَمَرَهُمْ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُؤْمَرُونَ
They do not disobey God in what He commands, and do what they are ordered. (Al-Taḥrīm 66:6)

The verse makes two mutually reinforcing claims: the absence of disobedience and the performance of what is commanded. The first negates violating the command; the second affirms carrying out the instructed act.

These are not useless repetitions. Refraining from a prohibited act and positively fulfilling an assignment are distinct modes of obedience. The verse is a principal scriptural argument for angelic protection from sin.