# Name of Angel AZARAEEL is proved authoritatively?

**Institution:** Darul Ifta Kauzariyya
**Category:** Faiths & Beliefs
**Madhab (School):** Hanafi
**Mufti / Jurist:** Mohammad Arshad Najmi | Student Darul Ifta
**Published Date:** January 01, 1970
**Canonical URL:** https://www.daruliftakauzariyya.com/fatwa-archive/901-Name-of-Angel-AZARAEEL-is-proved-authoritatively

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## Question

Is there any proof in aayath or hadees or asar(word of sahaba or Imam) that the name of the malakul mauth is azaraeel? With evidence.

## Answer / Fatwa Ruling

Qur'an or Shaheeh Hadees didn't mention the name of malakul mauth (the angel of death) as "Azraeel"; but, it is referred in few narrations (خبر). With that many of Muffassirs say that:- The name of malakul mauth is "Azraeel".Rather than it, this topic is not related to Islamic principles. So there is no problem in calling malakul mauth "Azraeel".

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