Surah 39

Surah 39:75

"And you will see the angels completely surrounding the throne, glorifying their Lord with praise. It will be decided between them in truth, and it will be said, ‘Praise (be) to God, Lord of the worlds!’"
Tafsir Ibn Kathir Verses 39:75
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Verse 75

وَتَرَى ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ حَآفِّينَ مِنۡ حَوۡلِ ٱلۡعَرۡشِ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمۡدِ رَبِّهِمۡۚ وَقُضِيَ بَيۡنَهُم بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ وَقِيلَ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

And you will see the angels completely surrounding the throne, glorifying their Lord with praise. It will be decided between them in truth, and it will be said, ‘Praise (be) to God, Lord of the worlds!’

In the Two Sahihs, it was reported in the story of the Mi'raj which was narrated by Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet said: «I was admitted into Paradise where I saw that its domes were pearls and its soil was musk.»
{And you will see the angels surrounding the Throne from all round, glorifying the praises of their Lord. And they will be judged with truth. And it will be said, “All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of all that exits.”}

Allah tells us how He will pass judgement on the people of Paradise and Hell, and put each of them in the place fitting for him and for which he is suited; this is justice from Him and He is never unjust. Then He tells us of His angels who surround His majestic Throne, glorifying the praises of their Lord, extolling and magnifying Him, and declaring Him to be above any shortcomings or injustice whatsoever, for He has passed judgement in the fairest and most just manner. He says: {And they will be judged} meaning, all of creation. {with truth.} Then He says: {And it will be said, “All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of all that exits.”} meaning, all of creation, whether animate or inanimate, will speak words of praise to Allah, the Lord of all that exists, for His wisdom and justice. These words are not attributed to any specific speaker, which indicates that the whole of creation will testify to His praise. Qatadah said, “Allah began His creation with praise, as He said, {All praises and thanks be to Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth} (6:1). and He ended it with praise, as He says: {And they will be judged with truth. And it will be said, "All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of all that exits."}”

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Page 437-438)

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