Transliteration:( In kullu nafsil lammaa 'alaihaa haafiz )
🔹 This verse highlights that every soul has a guardian assigned to it.
✅ In the world of souls, angels took care of us, and in this world, they protect our life and body from the mother's womb until the grave.
✅ They record our deeds, watch over our words, and remain with us even after death until the ⚖️ Day of Judgment.
✅ Just as angels are protectors of our life and deeds, the Prophets and Saints safeguard our faith and pious actions.
✅ Their blessings ensure that good deeds reach their destination safely, protecting them from being lost or snatched away.
1️⃣ Although Allah Almighty has absolute power and can care for everyone directly, His system assigns these duties to His servants.
2️⃣ Allah's attributive names can be given to His servants, as seen with the name HAFIZ (Protector), which is used for angels. Thus, we can say that Allah Almighty and His Beloved Prophet are our protectors and helpers.
3️⃣ The Prophets, Saints, and angels act as shields against calamities and difficulties, as protectors who prevent hardships and bring ease. Just as a state provides its protectors with ammunition, Allah Almighty grants His protectors immense strength to fulfill their duties.
The tafsir of Surah Tariq verse 4 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Tariq ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 10.
(86:4) There is no living being but there is a protector over it.[1]
1. A Guardian: Allah Almighty Himself, who is looking after and watching over every creature, big or small, in the earth and heavens. He it is who has brought everything into existence, who is maintaining and sustaining everything in its place and position, and who has taken the responsibility to provide for every creature and to protect it from calamities till an appointed time. On this, an oath has been sworn by the heaven and by every star and planet which appears in the darkness of the night. (Although lexically, an-najm ath-thaqib is singular, it does not imply any one star but the star in the generic sense). The oath signifies that the existence of each star (among the countless stars and planets that shine in the sky at night) testifies to the fact that there is a Being who has created it, illuminated it, suspended it in space, and thus is watching over it in a manner that neither it falls from its place nor collides with any other of the countless stars in their movements, nor does any other star collide with it.
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