What Do the Angels Actually Write About Us?
Al-Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Rajab (d. 795 AH) said:
The scholars have differed [concerning what deeds the angels write]: Do they write everything that one says, or [is their writing relegated] to only reward or punishment?
These are the two most well-known opinions [in this matter].
The First Opinion: The Angels Write Everything One Says
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭalḥah narrated from Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allāh be pleased with both of them) who said: They [the angels] write everything that one says whether it be good or evil. To the extent that they even record his saying: “I ate,’’ “I drank,’’ “I went,’’ “I came”. On Thursdays,...
